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BPCL’s Director (Marketing) takes additional HR charge and IGL chairmanship
Subhankar Sen assumes dual leadership roles effective 1 April 2026.
MUMBAI: When fuel meets people management, sparks are bound to fly and BPCL has just handed the wheel to one of its seasoned drivers for both the road ahead and the team behind it. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced that Shri Subhankar Sen, Director (Marketing), has taken over the additional charge of Director (Human Resources) with immediate effect. In a related development, he has also been appointed Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) effective 1 April 2026, succeeding Shri Raj Kumar Dubey under the established rotational nomination process between promoter entities.
With over three decades of experience at BPCL, Sen brings deep expertise across key marketing verticals including Retail, LPG, Lubricants, Aviation, Industrial & Commercial, Gas, and Consumer Retailing. A graduate of the University of Calcutta and holder of a Post Graduate Diploma in Executive Management from S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, he has played a pivotal role in strengthening BPCL’s market presence and advancing its integrated energy transition strategy.
In his additional HR role, Sen will oversee the company’s human capital strategy, with emphasis on talent development, leadership building, organisational transformation, and building a future-ready workforce aligned with BPCL’s long-term growth and sustainability goals.
As the new Chairman of IGL, he is expected to bring a strong vision for sustainable growth and customer-centric excellence to the city gas distribution major.
BPCL, a Fortune Global 500 company and Maharatna PSU, is India’s second-largest oil marketing company with a combined refining capacity of 35.3 MMTPA across its refineries in Mumbai, Kochi and Bina. The company operates an extensive marketing network comprising over 23,500 fuel stations, more than 6,200 LPG distributorships, 500+ lube distributorships, 79 aviation service stations and 5 cross-country pipelines.
The energy major is aggressively pursuing its net-zero ambitions, targeting Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2040, and has already set up electric vehicle charging stations at over 6,500 fuel stations.
From fuelling millions of vehicles to fuelling talent and leadership within the organisation, Subhankar Sen now finds himself at the intersection of BPCL’s operational engine and its people power, a dual responsibility that could prove crucial as the company accelerates towards a more sustainable energy future.
MAM
Croma appoints Suman Guha as Chief Digital Officer
Experienced tech leader to accelerate digital transformation and omnichannel strategy.
MUMBAI: When your gadgets need to sync as smoothly as your shopping experience, it pays to bring in a digital conductor and Croma has just done exactly that. Croma has appointed Suman Guha as its new chief digital officer. In this role, he will lead the electronics retailer’s digital transformation journey, strengthen its omnichannel capabilities, and drive innovation across customer experience and technology platforms.
Guha brings with him significant years of experience across internet-scale B2C ecosystems and SaaS ventures. Prior to joining Croma, he held key leadership positions at several prominent organisations, including TATA CLIQ, Tata Digital, Reliance Retail, Cisco, Tesco, Teradata, Red Hat, Castle Rock Research Corporation, and Innozon Software Technologies [P] Ltd.
Throughout his career, he has played a pivotal role in product development, platform engineering, and large-scale technology integrations. His extensive expertise in commerce platforms and enterprise technology positions him well to accelerate Croma’s digital growth and innovation strategy.
From building robust online marketplaces to engineering seamless enterprise solutions, Suman Guha has spent years making technology work smarter for both businesses and consumers. Now at Croma, he gets the exciting opportunity to ensure that whether customers walk into a store or shop online, their experience feels equally smart, seamless and delightful.
In India’s fast-evolving retail landscape, where clicks and bricks must blend effortlessly, Guha’s appointment signals Croma’s clear ambition to stay ahead of the digital curve. The remote may control the TV, but it looks like Suman Guha will now help control how millions experience their favourite electronics brand.
