Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Appointment of Mr S G VENKATESH as Executive Director of the company w.e.f. January 05, 2026.
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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has appointed Mr. S.G. Venkatesh as Director (Technical) on its board, effective January 5, 2026. He joins CPCL from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), where he was serving as Executive Director (Petrochemicals). He is a Chemical Engineer from the University of Kerala with 31 years of experience in petroleum refining, process design, optimization, and petrochemicals. The appointment was made based on a letter from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG). He is not debarred from holding a directorship by any SEBI order and is not related to any existing director on the CPCL board.
This is a routine board-level appointment at a PSU oil refiner and is unlikely to have a material impact on the stock price. Shareholders may note that the new Director (Technical) brings deep refining and petrochemicals experience from the parent company IOCL, which could support CPCL's operational strategy going forward.