Mr. Sandeep Poundrik has been appointed as a Part Time Director on the HPCL Board effective October 16, 2014. Mr. Sandeep Poundrik, IAS is presently posted as Joint Secretary (Refineries), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, New Delhi. As Joint Secretary (Refineries), Mr. Sandeep Poundrik is looking after the matters related to Refineries, Auto Fuel Policy, Petrochemicals, Import/export of crude oil and other petroleum products; Pricing of Petroleum products; Bio Fuels, Renewable energy and conservation, Integrated Energy Policy; Climatic Change & National Clean Energy Policy. Mr. Sandeep Poundrik has been appointed as a Part Time Director on the HPCL Board effective October 16, 2014. Mr. Sandeep Poundrik, IAS is presently posted as Joint Secretary (Refineries), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, New Delhi. As Joint Secretary (Refineries), Mr. Sandeep Poundrik is looking after the matters related to Refineries, Auto Fuel Policy, Petrochemicals, Import/export of crude oil and other petroleum products; Pricing of Petroleum products; Bio Fuels, Renewable energy and conservation, Integrated Energy Policy; Climatic Change & National Clean Energy Policy.

Before joining Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Delhi, Shri Poundrik has served State government of Bihar at various senior level assignments including Secretary, Energy; C&MD, Bihar State Power Holding Company; Secretary, Road Construction Department; MD, Infrastructure Development Authority; MD, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority and Collector & District Magistrate, Gaya, Begusarai, Buxar. Mr. Poundrik’s academic background includes Rajasthan University Gold Medal in BE (Electrical) and Masters in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University. His publications include “Group Disaster Risk Financing: Case studies” & “Improving the resilience of livelihoods to natural disaster” published by the World Bank and “Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transport Infrastructure: An analysis of India’s Bihar” in the Journal of Development Studies.