New Delhi, August 23, 2022: Shri Ayush Gupta today assumed charge as Director (Human Resources) of GAIL (India) Limited. Prior to this, he was working as Chief General Manager (Human Resource Development) in the organization.
An Electrical Engineer of the 1992 batch from IIT Roorkee and MBA in Operations Management, Shri Gupta has over 30 years of varied and rich experience in the fields of Training and Human Resource Development, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Performance Management, HRD Initiatives, Project Management, and Operations & Maintenance. He is currently also on the Board of Directors of GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL.
Shri Gupta is the recipient of the prestigious Chevening Rolls Royce Science, Innovation, Policy and Leadership fellowship from Oxford University in 2013, Winner of the National Corrosion Awareness Award in 2004, and the Emerging HRD Thinkers Award in 2011. He is the co-editor of the book ‘Natural Gas Markets in India’ published by Springer International and has to his credit several best papers awards for papers published and presented at national and international forums.
He has successfully led the improvements in various HRD systems, processes, and practices including digital initiatives for better engagement and enhancement of employee experience. He has been instrumental in formulating talent acquisition strategies to build a strong human resource pipeline for the organization. Shri Gupta was involved in the implementation of the City Gas Distribution network in the Taj trapezium zone and led several initiatives for bringing down the stock loss in the region during his initial career stint in GAIL
