Alka Mittal is the first woman to head ONGC
The state-owned giant oil and natural gas company (ONGC) now has Alka Mittal as the company’s first female president and chief executive officer.
Announcing this on January 3, the company said that Ms. Mittal, the company’s chief human resources officer, had been placed in additional charge as head of the organization.
She will hold the position for six months or until a regular appointment for the position is announced, whichever is earlier.
#ONGC Director (Human Resources) Dr @ AlkaMit26713758 was put in charge of additional ONGC CMD, making her the first woman to top #Energy main . @CMD_ONGC@PetroleumMin@HardeepSPuri@Rameswar_Telipic.twitter.com/3yCJvkT2dT
– Oil and Gas Corporation (ONGC) One Member Company Limited (@ONGC_) January 3, 2022
Following the retirement of former chairman Shashi Shanker on March 31, 2021, ONGC has no full-time chairman and chief executive officer. Subhash Kumar, former director (financial) was appointed as chairman after Mr. Shanker’s retirement, however he also retired on December 31, 2021, after which Ms. Mittal was assigned additional corporate responsibilities. company Maharatna.