GAIL's Sanjay Kumar Named Next CEO of Petronet LNG

Sanjay Kumar, Director (Marketing) of GAIL (India) Ltd, has been appointed as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Petronet LNG Ltd. His appointment is effective from May 13, 2027, when the current CEO A K Singh's extended tenure ends.

Kumar will have a five-year term at Petronet LNG, which is India's largest gas importer. The company is majority-owned by state-owned oil firms and operates the country's largest liquefied natural gas import terminal at Dahej in Gujarat.

Petronet LNG has 27.5 million tonnes per annum (MMTPA) of regasification capacity, comprising 22.5 MMTPA at Dahej and 5 MMTPA at Kochi, and handles about 74% of India's LNG imports and accounts for around 34% of the country's gas supplies.

Kumar has over 35 years of experience in the natural gas and LNG value chain, having joined GAIL as Director (Marketing) in mid-June 2023. He brings a mechanical engineering background from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA to his new role.