Nishi Vasudeva is first woman head of HPCL

New Delhi, Nishi Vasudeva today became the first woman to head a blue-chip PSU when she took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL). Vasudeva, who turns 58 this month, was Director (Marketing) in HPCL before replacing Subir Roy Choudhury as the head of the company.

 

Choudhury retired yesterday on attaining the superannuation age of 60 years.  Mrs Vasudeva, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, has wide experience in the petroleum industry spanning over 36 years in diverse functions including corporate strategy and planning, marketing and information systems.