Governing Council

Ms. Sabitha Natraj, General Manager, is responsible for Corporate Communications at the Corporate Headquarters of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., New Delhi. Catering to media and communications through digital and multi- channel engagements with an all-India influence, Ms. Natraj brings with her more than two-and-a-half decades of rich experience in the oil & gas industry.

A Gold Medallist in Executive MBA from the prestigious MDI (Management Development Institute), Gurugram, Ms. Sabitha Natraj holds a Masters in Journalism and Mass Communications and is an English Literature graduate.

Having joined IndianOil in 1993 at New Delhi, she has held various positions in Retail Sales and Corporate Communications departments. With a rich cross- functional experience in different assignments in IndianOil, she believes in “Give your 100% always; You win when others win!” Her core strengths include a collaborative, creative work-style that builds on the strengths of the team to arrive at ‘WOW’ factor results.

Ms. Sabitha Natraj has won several awards in her field, the most prestigious being ‘Woman Executive of the Year’ Award for Oil & Gas Industry from Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) in 2017 for her professionalism, dedication and determination in overcoming personal and professional challenges during her career and for adding exceptional value to the Company. She has won the ‘Woman Executive of the Decade’ Award at the Women Economic Forum-2018 from All Ladies League; the Hall of Fame and Outstanding Achiever in the field of Marketing Communications Award-2016 by Public Relations Council of India; and has received a distinctive citation and a special jury award for the excellent work rendered during Chennai Floods from the Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI) in 2018. She was chosen as a panel speaker at the World Communications Forum held at Davos, Switzerland, in 2016.

Ms. Sabitha Natraj has delivered motivational speeches to students at Loyola College and DG Vaishnav College in Chennai, Gitam University, Hyderabad, and Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.

A mother of a son and a daughter, she credits her success to the unstinted support, respect and encouragement from her husband and family.

MS. SHWETA TYAGI is currently Chief Functionary of the India Water Foundation (Special Consultative Status with UN-ECOSOC), Observer Status Governing Body of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), CTCN membership for Southern Asia) and Alternate Governor of the World Water Council, Marseille, France. She looks after administration, communication, Programmes, planning for research projects, seminars and conferences, dissemination of awareness and understanding of water and environmental issues, Also interface with media, publicity etc. She has over 10 years of work experience in Project Appraisal, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of Social and Rural Development Projects in different Sectors (Climate change, Water, livelihood and food security, economic & social development, women development, microfinance, rural & urban sanitation, water & natural resource management, forestry & environmental sector) with international and national organizations.

Also Associate Editor with e-magazine Focus Global Reporter since inception.

Dr. Ajay Mathur is Director General of TERI – The Energy & Resources Institute, and a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change.

He was Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in the Government of India from 2006 till February, 2016, and responsible for bringing energy efficiency into our homes, offices, and factories, through initiatives such as the star labelling programme for appliances, the Energy Conservation Building Code, and the Perform, Achieve and Trade programme for energy-intensive industries.

Dr Mathur was earlier with TERI from 1986 to 2000, and then headed the Climate Change Team of World Bank in Washington DC. He was President of Suzlon Energy Limited, also headed the interim Secretariat of the Green Climate Fund.

He has been a key Indian climate-change negotiator, and was also the Indian spokesperson at the 2015 climate negotiations at Paris. He is a global leader on technological approaches to address climate change; and is co-chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, a global group of industrial, financial and think-tank leaders focusing on strategies for companies and countries to move towards climate-friendly energy futures.

A firm believer in the power of possibilities and strength of human resources, Mr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, (Director (Human Resources), IndianOil & Chairman, LANKA IOC) pilots abundant experience in Terminal Operations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics and competent leadership of several allied functions.

A successful Business Head, Mr Mohapatra seized the supremacy of technology at BITS Pilani during his Mechanical Engineering days, and the dominance of Management functions at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

Having journeyed for over three decades across different geographical boundaries in IndianOil, Mr Mohapatra has been the Managing Director of IndianOil’s Mauritius Operations for over three years. As the first Chairman of Mer Rouge Oil Storage Terminal- a joint venture formed by four MNCs to set up modern oil storage facilities in Mauritius, Mr Mohapatra has led a team of young professionals, recording sizeable growth in market share and profitability during his overseas operations.

A perceptive business leader he was one of the chief architects of auto fuel quality up gradation program of Oil Industry in India. As the Chairman of CII Odisha State Council Mr.Mohapatra works closely with various stakeholders facilitating further development of the state. Under his leadership CII, Odisha swiftly organized relief materials and support aids for Cycole Fani affected areas.

Mr Mohapatra is a prominent Member of Asia Pacific Resource Centre of Global Compact Network India (GCNI) - a non-profit society which functions as the Indian Local Network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), New York. He has been a celebrated invitee at various forums of The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)-a professional human resources membership association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

At IndianOil, Mr Mohaptra envisions to align Human Resources initiatives to Strategic Corporate Vision, and has pioneered several efforts to usher in a vibrant culture focussed towards higher growth and productivity. A widely travelled person across Europe, USA, Africa and Southeast Asia, Mr. Mohapatra has presented papers and delivered lectures at national and international forums, and published articles in international journals and supply chain reference books.