Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited announced that Shri Vinod S Shenoy, Director (Refineries) of the Company has superannuated from the services of the Company on September 30, 2022 and hence ceased to be a Director with effect from October 01, 2022. Shri S. Bharathan who was appointed as Director (Refineries) of the Company effective October 01, 2022 assumed the charge of the post of Director (Refineries) effective October 01, 2022. Shri Bharathan has wide exposure to the Refinery operations of the Company and has worked in Operations and Technical Departments of Mumbai and Visakh Refinery for over 25 years .

He has also worked in the Corporate Office on Margin Management & Refinery Project Process for over 4 years . Further, he is also leading HPCL's Green R&D Centre in Bengaluru for the last 3 years . Under him, HPCL Green Research & Development Centre (HPGRDC) has reached filing of about 380 patents.