In January 2022, who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)?

Option 2 : Pushp Kumar Joshi

The correct answer is Pushp Kumar Joshi.

• Pushp Kumar Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
• HPCL is the nation's third-largest oil refining and fuel marketing company.
• Joshi, who is currently Director - Human Resources at HPCL - was picked up by Public Enterprises Selection Board.
• He will replace Mukesh Kumar Surana, who superannuates on April 30, 2022.
• Joshi will have a tenure till August 31, 2024.

• Joshi has been Director Human Resources of HPCL since August 1, 2012.
• He is a Doctorate in Human Resource Management, Post Graduate in Human Resource Management from XLRI (Xavier School of Management), Jamshedpur and Bachelor of Law from Andhra University.
• HPCL is a subsidiary of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).