Dr Ranjit Rath took over as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil India Limited (OIL) in Noida. Dr Rath is a geoscientist with impeccable experience and expertise of more than 25 years in the field of geosciences. Dr Rath, before joining OIL, was the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and also held additional charge of the Director General of Geological Survey of India under the Government of India.
Dr Rath has a rich portfolio of diverse roles spanning from strategy formulation, business development and upstream asset management to the application of geosciences & exploration geology in several important projects, including the creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs).
