Nishi Vasudeva

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Nishi Vasudeva
Born (1956-03-30) 30 March 1956 (age 68)
Nationality Indian
Education B.A, MBA
Alma mater IIM Calcutta
OccupationBusiness executive
Employer Hindustan Petroleum
AwardsMost Powerful Women in Indian Business by Business Today [1]

Nishi Vasudeva (born 30 March 1956) is an Indian business executive. She is a former Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation and India's fourth largest company by revenue. She is the first woman ever to head a Navratna PSU. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Background

Vasudeva is a 1977 batch MBA graduate of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

Career

Nishi Vasudeva has started her career in the petroleum industry with Engineers India Ltd.

1994-2000 : DGM (ERP) at Head office 2000-2002 : GM (Corporate Planning) at Head office 2002-2010 : GM and ED (IT) at Head office 2011 - 2012 : Executive Director (LPG) 2012-2014 : Dir(` Marketing) at Head office 2014-16 : CMD

Before taking over as the CMD, Vasudeva served as the Director of Marketing and Executive Director-Marketing Coordination. [7] She has more than 34 years of experience in petroleum industry. [8]

Awards

Nishi Vasudeva was recognized as the "Asia CEO of the Year" in 2015 by Platts. She also received the "Global CEO of the Year" award at the Platts Global Energy Awards. [9]

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