Vartika Shukla, Director (Technical) and Additional Charge Director (Finance), Engineers India Limited, has been appointed as Chairperson and Managing Director, Engineers India Limited. Shukla has the distinction of being the first-ever woman C&MD of the company.

She has assumed the charge of the post of CMD of the company with effect from 1st September, 2021.

Outlining her vision on assuming charge as C&MD, Shukla said that while EIL’s leadership position in domestic hydrocarbon sector is unparalleled, the company will strive to consolidate its international footprints by mapping high potential geographies and forging strategic alliances. “We must strive to usher in a new era of Customer Delight through immaculate services and innovation in our operations’” she added.

She possesses over 33 years of extensive consulting experience consisting of design, engineering and implementation of complexes in refining, gas processing, petrochemicals, fertilizers etc. She has led to the successful completion of many prestigious projects for clients in the oil & gas and petrochemical industry both in India and overseas.

Shukla has a wide spectrum of experience across diverse functions of the Technical Directorate. She has steered Process design, R&D and the entire functions of engineering i.e. piping, equipment, instrumentation, electrical, structural etc. She has been steering several new initiatives in the areas of biofuels, digitalization, energy efficiency, make in India, and Startup of ElL. She is credited with forging several collaborative partnerships for expanding the technology portfolio of ElL.

Shukla is an active member of prominent industry forums like FIPI, CII and FICCI and has served on the Editorial Board of FIPI Journal. She has been bestowed with several prestigious accolades namely, first PETROFED Woman Executive Award, SCOPE Excellence Award and MoP&NG Innovation Award with her team. Shukla is also on the board of Ramagundam Fertilisers & Chemicals Limited (RFCL) as nominee of ElL.

She is a B Tech (Chemical Engineering) from IIT Kanpur and has done Executive General Management Programme, lIM Lucknow.