Mangalore: P.P Upadhya, a local man, has become the first Technical director of MRPL which is a subsidiary of the Oil giant, ONGC, on Friday. He was appointed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He will serve for 5 years on the MRPL Board of Directors.
Upadhya (56) has 32 years of experience in the Industry and has been refinery – incharge of MRPL, and then group GM. Under his tenure, MRPL created records in capacity utilization, and won awards for Energy performance and safety.
The Udupi-born P.P Upadhya has been acclaimed for his management and leadership skills. He joined Indian Oil Company as a graduate trainee in engineering and opted to join MRPL 17 years ago. He topped the list of candidates interviewed for the present post.