About GIPL

Director : Shri S K Nanda holds a masters degree in Political Science and a degree in Law. He is senior IAS officer having vast administrative and corporate experience. Presently, he is Principal Secretary, Forest & Environment Department, Government of Gujarat.

Director : Shri Tapan Ray holds B.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T. Delhi, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy (International Affairs) from Princeton University, USA, Post Graduate Diploma in International Trade (International Business), Diploma in Environmental Laws, Diploma in Diplomacy (International Law), Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University, USA and a Degree in International Law.

Prior to joining Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPC), Shri Tapan Ray held the prestigious position of Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Gujarat. He has more than 27 years of rich and varied experience of managing key portfolios in Revenue Department, Education Department, Home Department, Power Ministry, Planning, Science and Technology, Textile, Defence and Finance.

Director : Shri Sujit Gulati holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is an IAS officer with wide administrative and corporate experience. He has held various positions with state as well as central governments. Presently, he is working as Commissioner of Development, Government of Gujarat.

Director : Shri J P Gupta is a B.E. (Mechanical) and has done M.Tech from IIT Delhi. He is an IAS officer having vast administrative and corporate experience. He has worked at various senior positions such as Dist Dev. Officer, Municipal Commissioner etc. Presently, he is working as Commissioner of Transport, Government of Gujarat.

Director : Prof. T.P. Rama Rao is the Chairman and Faculty Member of Computer and Information Systems Group (CISG) and Coordinator of Centre for Electronic Governance (CEG) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and has been associated with the Institute since 1972. Prof. T.P. Rama Rao is a Fellow of the Computer Society of India and Senior Member of IEEE.

He has done his Masters in Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He is consultant to several government, industry and international agencies in the areas of computerization and enterprise wide application strategies, selection of systems and solution providers, introduction of software development methodologies, and design and implementation of decision support models. Prof. Rama Rao has contributed extensively to teaching, research and consulting in the area of computer applications in management. His publications include books, monographs, and a large number of articles/papers in the areas related to management applications of information technology.

Director & CEO : Shri V K Sharma holds a degree in Law, Master of Commerce and is a Fellow Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Institute of Materials Management, Institute of Marketing and Management, Corporate Member of National Institute of Personnel Management and Member of All India Management Association. He has wide administrative and corporate experience of about 33 years. He has worked with A V Birla group and Reliance group as Vice President for more than 9 years. He was Executive Director Finance with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation for 6 years and is on deputation to GIPL as CEO since June 2005.

Non-Executive Director : Shri M Y Farooqui holds a degree in M.Sc. (Geology). He has done M. Phil and Ph.D in Geology. He is presently working as General Manager (Planning & Development) with GSPC. He has vast experience spanning 18 years in Oil & Gas industry.