Media Release
Mangalore, Apr 13: Government of India vide its letter dated Friday April 13, has appointed P P Upadhya, director technical, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) as managing director of MRPL, with effect from July 1, 2012.
P P Upadhya is a chemical engineer from the reputed Karnataka Regional Engineering college, Suratkal (presently NITK, Suratkal) and holds Masters in Engineering in chemical plant design from the same institute.
P P Upadhya started his professional career in India's foremost Fortune Global 200 oil company - Indian Oil Corporation Limited in 1978 and served for nearly 15 years before he joined MRPL in 1993 and played a vital role in steering MRPL to unprecedented heights in the refinery performance.
P P Upadhya carries with him over three decades of professional experience in refinery operation and management. He is also a member in the Petronet Mangalore - Hassan Bangalore pipeline board representing ONGC.
P P Upadhya is a widely travelled, astute thinker in the energy industry and carries with him the wealth of interactions at international fora and the advantages of knowledge networking.