New Delhi, India, April 2026 – Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 company, and one of India’s leading oil and gas companies, announced today that Shri Subhankar Sen, Director (Marketing), has taken over the additional charge of Director (Human Resources) of the company.
Shri Subhankar Sen is a graduate of the University of Calcutta and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Executive Management from S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. With over three decades of rich and diverse experience at BPCL, he has led and contributed across key marketing verticals including Retail, LPG, Lubricants, Aviation, Industrial & Commercial, Gas, and Consumer Retailing.
As Director (Marketing), he has been instrumental in strengthening BPCL’s market presence, driving customer-centric initiatives, and advancing the company’s integrated energy transition strategy. In his additional role as Director (HR), Shri Sen will oversee the organisation’s human capital strategy, with a focus on talent development, leadership building, organisational transformation, and fostering a future-ready workforce aligned with BPCL’s long-term growth and sustainability ambitions.
Additionally, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has appointed Shri Subhankar Sen as its Chairman with effect from April 01, 2026. Succeeding Shri Raj Kumar Dubey, in accordance with the established rotational nomination process between the company’s promoter entities, he brings to IGL, a strong vision for sustainable growth and customer-centric excellence.
About Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL):
Fortune Global 500 Company, Bharat Petroleum is the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the integrated energy companies in India, engaged in refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products, with presence in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company attained the coveted Maharatna status, joining the club of companies having greater operational & financial autonomy.
Bharat Petroleum’s Refineries at Mumbai, Kochi and Bina have a combined refining capacity of around 35.3 MMTPA. Its marketing infrastructure includes a network of installations, depots, fuel stations, aviation service stations and LPG distributors. Its distribution network comprises over 23,500+ Fuel Stations, over 6,200+ LPG distributorships, 500+ Lubes distributorships, 80 POL storage locations, 54 LPG Bottling Plants, 79 Aviation Service Stations, 5 Lube blending plants and 5 cross-country pipelines. Bharat Petroleum is integrating its strategy, investments, environmental and social ambitions to move towards a sustainable planet.
The company has Electric vehicle charging stations at 6500+ Fuel Stations. With a focus on sustainable solutions, the company is developing an ecosystem and a road-map to become a Net Zero Energy Company by 2040, in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Bharat Petroleum has been partnering communities by supporting several initiatives connected primarily in the areas of education, water conservation, skill development, health, community development, capacity building and employee volunteering. With ‘Energising
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