Company Announcements

Sub.: Change in Directorship: Appointment of Director (Marketing)

This is with reference to MOPNG Letter No. CA/31022/1/2018 - PNG (25732) dated 22.06.2020 in respect of appointment of Shri E S Ranganathan as Director (Marketing) of the Company. The Board in its meeting held on 24^th June, 2020 approved the appointment of Shri E. S. Ranganathan (DIN 07417640) as an Additional Director of the Company w.e.f. 01.07.2020 to hold the post of Director (Marketing).

The information pertaining to Shri E S Ranganathan is as under:

1. Brief profile

Mr. E.S. Ranganathan, is an Instrumentation & Control Engineer possessing an MBA with specialization in Marketing. Mr. Ranganathan possess a rich experience of close to 35 years in leading, managing and implementing large projects and business solutions in Oil and Gas sector in the fields of Pipeline Projects, Operation and Maintenance, Marketing, Business Development and Business Information Systems entailing engineering & planning, process management, scope management, resource management, schedule management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Technology Up-gradation, Vendor Management and Quality Assurance.

He started his career in GAIL in 1985 and has been associated with the Hazira Vijaipur Jagdishpur Pipeline. He has also worked as Head of Regional Pipeline System in Cauvery Basin and in charge for Operation and Maintenance of Regional pipeline system in Krishna Godavari Basin.

Mr. Ranganathan has worked as Executive Director (Corporate O&M) and General Manager (Projects) in GAIL (India) Ltd., and has significant achievements to his credit including being incharge for Construction and successful commissioning for Dahej- Vijaipur, Vijaipur-Dadri and Bawana Nangal Pipeline Projects. He had also overseen the Development & Commercialization of GAIL's state of art Ultrasonic Meter testing facility at Hazira, which is the first in Asia

Before joining the current assignment, he was working as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the largest CNG distribution company of India. In IGL, Mr. Ranganathan has spearheaded the expansion of operations into Haryana, UP and Rajasthan in the country and International foray into New Yangon Project in Myanmar. Mr. Ranganathan has been conferred with Forbes India Leadership Awards 2019 for his role in leading IGL. He has also been adjudged the winner in star PSU category in Business Standard Annual Awards 2019.

A firm believer in leveraging technology for business solutions, Mr Ranganathan as head of Business Information System in GAIL, had played a pioneering role in using technology towards SMART Working in the field of O&M and Project Management.

Mr. Ranganathan is actively involved in various industry forums in India and overseas. He is currently Member Technical on the Governing Board of Fluid Control and Research Institute (FCRI) and was also a Member of Coordination team to finalize the Indian Standards for Metering Design and Construction under the aegis of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Mr Ranganathan has been a Consultant to ADB in revamping of Gas Pipeline System in Afghanistan, and has represented the country in Pipeline Operators Forum based in Netherlands

He has Held board level position in CUGL - Central UP Gas Limited (a CGD entity operating in Kanpur and Bareilly in UP) and MNGL - Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (a CGD entity operating in Pune).

2. Further with respect to SEBI Instructions dated 14.06.2018, it is affirmed that Shri E S Ranganathan is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority.