Sanjay Varma, who is currently serving as Director (Refinery) of MRPL, has taken over additional charge as Managing Director of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL). He has been serving on MRPL board since June 2020.

Varma brings to the table a diversified experience of 30+ years in Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals and Fertilizer sectors. He has rendered more than 27 years of service at MRPL, Mangalore with cross-functional work exposure in Project, Operations, Utilities, Materials and HSE.

He has been on the board of MRPL as Director (refinery) since June 2020 and has had extensive exposure by being on the boards of MSTPL, ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited and Shell-MRPL Aviation, a release from the company said.

Varma is a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Govt Engg. College Jabalpur. He has previously served in reputed organizations like Indo Gulf Fertiliser, Jagdishpur, UP and Reliance Industries Ltd (Petrochemical Division) Hazira, Gujarat before joining MRPL. He joined MRPL on 14th December 1993, at the time of its inception and played a pivotal role in Phase I, II & III refinery expansions. Early in his stint at MRPL, he performed as Refinery Shift Manager (RSM), Head of Captive Power Plant & Utilities and led Refinery Production Planning focusing on energy conservation and reliability.