Friday, July 04, 2008

High on energy and tanked up on optimism... oil’s well with him!

ASHOK SINHA... CMD, BPCL
High on energy and tanked up on optimism... oil’s well with him!

When many public sector units have been performing rather shabbily, in stark contrast, Bharat Petroleum CorporaLtd (BPCL) has consistently made its mark among the Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 list. A part of the credit can easily go to Ashok Sinha, the man who has been adding value to the company for the last 30 years, almost since its inception in 1976. An IIT alumnus, Sinha served the company in almost every arena; be it finance, corporate affairs, treasury operations and management, before finally taking over the reins as Chairman and MD of BPCL in August 2005. A stalwart of the industry, Sinha is recipient of several awards including the India CFO Award 2001 for Information and Knowledge Management by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) India. Besides being the CMD of BPCL, he is also on the board of Kochi Refineries Ltd, Petronet LNG Ltd and Bharat Shell Ltd. This astute professional reflects the fortitude of Bharat Petroleum – as also the courage, conviction and pride that got the company to where it is today. Now, he is fuelling BPCL’s belief in the future...

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Source :
IIPM Editorial, 2008

An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist)