The Board of Directors of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has approved the appointment of Arunangshu Sarkar as Director (Strategy & Corporate Affairs) of the company

According to an office order of July 2023, the new Director (Strategy & Corporate Affairs) will be in charge of joint ventures, downstream petrochemicals, new energy (renewable, hydrogen and carbon capture), corporate strategy, corporate marketing and legal.

Sarkar holds B. Tech. (Petroleum Engineering) from IIT (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, and MBA (Marketing) from IGNOU, Delhi, India. Sarkar has completed Senior Management Program Course at MDI Gurgaon, Energy Delta Institute (Netherlands), University of Antwerp (Belgium), IFP Training School (Paris) and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Germany). He also completed various IHRDC (International Human Resource Development Corporation) Training on Strategic Planning & Management at Boston USA.

Sarkar is a thorough Oil & Gas Industry professional with more than 37 years of experience in domestic and international business functions. He has widely travelled and contributed to E & P projects in countries, such as, USA, Russia, Venezuela, Canada, Germany, Sudan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Dubai, Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Bangladesh. Sarkar has proficiency in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Bengali languages.