Mr. Vikas Kaushal has assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited on March 17, 2025. A seasoned global leader with over three decades of experience in Energy domain, he is a chemical engineering graduate from DCET, Panjab University and has done his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Mr. Kaushal started his career at ICICI Limited where he worked in Project Finance and Advisory Services Division. Since 2000, he worked with the leading global management consulting firm A. T. Kearney and was a Partner with the firm for over 17 years. He was pivotal to the growth of firm’s business in India and till recently was playing the role of Chairman of India business. He has been twice elected to the Global Board of Directors of A. T. Kearney. During this period, he also had the opportunity to serve as the Chair of the Finance and Audit and Governance Committees of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Kaushal has deep expertise in the Energy domain, including oil and gas, power, renewables and new energies. He has advised leading international oil companies and all the leading state-owned oil and gas companies in India i.e HPCL, Indian Oil, BPCL, GAIL, etc. on multiple large scale transformation programs for a long period of time.
An expert on Energy Transition topics, he has authored several key thought pieces on oil & gas, power, chemicals, and related topics and is a regular speaker at key conferences in India, and globally. He is passionate about developing people and has successfully groomed and mentored professionals and spends part of his time coaching young talent.