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M Venkatesh takes over as Mangalore Refinery MD

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 01 2018 | 1:05 PM IST

M Venkatesh today took over as the Managing Director & CEO of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC).

Venkatesh, 53, replaced H Kumar, who superannuated yesterday.

"M Venkatesh is a chemical engineer having over three decades of experience in oil and gas sector," Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) said in a regulatory filing.

Before taking over as MD & CEO, he was Director (Refineries) at MRPL.

He has been appointed for a five year term which is extendable till his superannuation in January 2025.

A chemical engineer from MIT Manipal, he started his career as a trainee in Indian Oil Corp (IOC) in 1988.

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First Published: Jun 01 2018 | 1:05 PM IST

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