Manoj Kumar Sharma has assumed charge as Director (Projects) of GAIL (India) Limited. He joins GAIL after serving as Executive Director and Regional Head, Eastern Region Pipelines, at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). At IOCL, Mr Sharma was responsible for operations and maintenance, construction and City Gas Distribution businesses across five states. He oversaw a pipeline network spanning more than 5,700 km and was involved in the management of major energy infrastructure projects.
Mr Sharma brings more than three decades of experience across the hydrocarbon infrastructure value chain. His experience covers design and engineering, project management, procurement, construction management, and operations and maintenance of crude oil, petroleum products, LPG and natural gas pipeline networks, as well as crude oil terminal projects.
Before his role as Executive Director and Regional Head, Eastern Region Pipelines, Mr Sharma served as Executive Director (Projects), Pipelines Division, at IOCL. In that position, he was responsible for engineering, procurement and construction management of major oil, LPG and natural gas pipeline projects in India and overseas.
During his career at IOCL, Mr Sharma has also served on the boards of GSPL India Transco Limited, GSPL India Gasnet Limited and Kochi Salem Pipeline Private Limited as Nominee Director representing IOCL. His responsibilities included contributing to strategic governance and the development of energy infrastructure.
Mr Sharma holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in Production and Industrial Engineering, from Delhi College of Engineering. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.
His experience includes project execution, business development, operations, cost management and board-level governance across the energy infrastructure sector. He has worked on projects covering multiple segments of the oil and gas transportation and distribution network.
As Director (Projects) at GAIL, Mr Sharma will be responsible for projects within the company’s expanding infrastructure portfolio. His experience in pipeline development and project execution comes at a time when the Indian energy sector is investing in new transmission, distribution and gas infrastructure.
GAIL is India’s integrated natural gas company, with operations spanning natural gas transmission and marketing, LPG transmission, petrochemicals, city gas distribution, exploration and production, and renewable energy. MrSharma’s appointment adds experience in large-scale infrastructure execution to GAIL’s senior management team as the company continues to expand its project portfolio and develop energy infrastructure across India. His earlier experience with IOCL includes responsibility for projects involving crude oil, petroleum products, LPG and natural gas, giving him exposure to different segments of India’s hydrocarbon infrastructure network.
