Arun Balakrishnan

Arun Balakrishnan took charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd on April 01, 2007. Prior to this assignment, Shri Balakrishnan was holding the position of Director - Human Resources.

A Chemical Engineer from the Government College of Engineering, Trichur - Kerala and a Post Graduate Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Shri Balakrishnan has handled various portfolios in Marketing, Corporate and Human Resources of HPCL and possesses a rich experience in the oil sector. He also had a 5 year stint with the Oil Coordination Committee (OCC) as Director - Planning.

In his capacity as Director - Human Resources, Shri Balakrishnan introduced a number of contemporary People Management initiatives. As a result the Corporation came to be acknowledged as one of the `Best Employers in India -2004` in the study conducted by Hewitt Associates and CNBC - TV 18. Under his leadership, HPCL was also the recipient of `Award in Best Work Place Practices` by Asian Forum for Corporate social reponsibility, Philippines in 2004. HPCL also received the Golden Peacock National Training Award for 2005 and an award for Commitment to Building and Learning Organization by Peter Senge in 2006.

In the recent past, the All India Management Association has conferred a fellowship and the Institute of Engineers (India) has presented a Scroll of Honor for recognition `of his outstanding contribution to the profession of Chemical Engineering`.