Biswajit Roy has taken over as the Director (Human Resources and Business Development) of Oil India Ltd (OIL), the nation's second-largest exploration and production company.
Roy, who has over 32 years of experience, was Executive Director at Indian Oil Corp (IOC) before moving to OIL.
He replaces N K Bharali, who superannuated in February this year.
Roy's experience spans across a spectrum of diverse functions such as marketing, operations, business development, human resources, besides a stint at IOC's Dubai office, Oil India said in a statement.
A chemical engineer from University of Roorkee (now known as IIT Roorkee), he completed National Management Programme (NMP) from Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon.
"Some of the HR initiatives in which Roy has been actively associated with includes introduction of Leadership (Assessment) Centres and multi-rater (360) appraisal system, implementation of electronic performance management system (ePMS), formulation of new Vision and its implementation strategy, besides heading an industry team on setting up of 'Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC)," it added.
