BPCL Appoints Shri G. Krishnakumar as New CMD
Shri G. Krishnakumar has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of BPCL on 17 March 2023. An Electrical Engineer from NIT (erstwhile Regional Engineering College), Tiruchirapalli and a Masters in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

BPCL Appoints Shri G. Krishnakumar as New CMD
NEW DELHI- Shri G. Krishnakumar has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of BPCL on 17 March 2023. An Electrical Engineer from NIT (erstwhile Regional Engineering College), Tiruchirapalli and a Masters in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, he is an Industry veteran with diverse leadership experience across business and functional domains in his 36 year journey at BPCL.
Prior to his elevation to the board, as the head of BPCL’s Lubricants business, he spearheaded brand MAK’s aggressive growth in the domestic and international markets, and in the expansion of the product portfolio to cover new and emerging industrial, agricultural, passenger and commercial vehicle segments.
Shri Krishnakumar was at the core of BPCL’s pioneering work in revolutionising the downstream fuel retailing industry in the country, leading the organisation’s customer-centric forays in convenience retailing, premium fuels. He has developed and nurtured winning brands like Petro Card, SmartFleet ,Speed, In & Out, which have been significant contributors to BPCL’s differentiated customer value proposition in the marketplace, reinforcing the Pure for Sure customer promise.
His extensive contributions to marketing are matched by the pragmatic role he has played in the domain of HR. As an Executive Director (HRD), he brought a transformation in skilling and leadership development in the organisation, future proofing BPCL in the face of the emerging challenges and the paradigm shifts in the business landscape.
He is also an avid quizzer, a voracious reader, a passionate Cricket fan & a Golfer.
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