Nishi Vasudeva

Ms. Nishi Vasudeva, an Indian business executive, served as Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, a Fortune 500 company till March 2016.

She is the first woman in India to head an organization in the Energy sector and among the very few globally to head an Oil company. As CMD of HPCL, she was responsible for developing the vision and long-term objectives, improving growth and profitability, and driving a high-performance culture geared towards operational excellence and consistent value creation for stakeholders.

She was Chairman of the Board at several Joint Venture companies of HPCL in partnership with reputed multinationals/ Indian corporates.

Prior to assuming charge as CMD, was on HPCL Board as Director-Marketing and was responsible for pan India sales, brand building, efficient supply chain management, infrastructure development, and leading the company’s foray into new business lines.