Anil Bhandari - the new Director (Exploration) of ONGC Videsh Ltd

Responsibilities will include managing overseas exploration, opportunity evaluation among the rest

Anil Bhandari has taken over as Director (Exploration) of ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC).

"Bhandari will be responsible for managing overseas exploration assets, opportunity evaluation and spearheading the business development process for new acquisitions of both exploration and producing assets," the company said in a statement here.

An M.Tech in Applied Geology and a Ph.D from the Department of Geology of Rajasthan University, Bhandari is a proficient geologist.

Having joined ONGC in 1979 in Assam, he has 34 years of experience in geosciences, management and R&D.

Prior to joining the board of OVL, he led the operations in Sudan as Executive Director and Country Manager.