Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited announced M/s. Oil and Natural Gas Limited has nominated Shri Pankaj Kumar, Director (Production), ONGC as a Director on the board of MRPL vice Smt. Pomila Jaspal, Director. The board of directors appointed Shri Pankaj Kumar, as additional director on the board of the company with effect from 5 March 2024 vice Smt.

Pomila Jaspal in compliance with provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Mr. Pankaj Kumar holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Roorkee, Uttarakhand (now IIT Roorkee) and Master's degree in Process Engineering & Plant design from IIT Delhi. He completed Advance Management Program at IIM, Bengaluru & Leadership Development Program at IIM, Calcutta.

He is also a Director on the Board of ONGC's Subsidiary/JVs that is HPCL, OPaL (ONGC Petro Additions Ltd.) & Chairman of Petronet MHB Limited. Mr. Kumar is a thorough Oil & Gas Industry professional with more than 35 years of experience across ONGC's business functions. He has immensely contributed in formulation of ONGC's Long Term Growth Strategy 2040.