Mr. Vikas Kaushal is the Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)- a leading State-owned Oil Marketing Company of India. Mr. Kaushal is a seasoned global leader with over three decades of experience in Energy domain. He is a Chemical Engineer and has done his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Mr. Kaushal started his career in ICICI Limited where he worked in Project Finance and Advisory Services Division. Since 2000, he worked with leading global management consulting firm- M/s A.T. Kearney, and was a Partner with this firm for over 17 years. Mr. Kaushal was pivotal to the growth of firm’s business in India, and became its Chairman, before joining HPCL. While being part of A.T.Kearney, he had served as the Global Leader for Energy and Process Industries practice where he was responsible for the portfolio of global energy clients. Mr. Kaushal was twice elected to the Global Board of Directors of A.T.Kearney and served as the Chair of the Finance and Audit and Governance Committees of the Board. Mr. Kaushal is now spearheading the efforts to create next wave of growth for HPCL through a series of initiatives.