GAIL Appoints Satish Kumar Sinha as Director (Finance) & CFO
GAIL (India) Limited appointed Satish Kumar Sinha as Director (Finance) & CFO effective July 1, 2026. Sinha, a Cost and Management Accountant, has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas sector and joined GAIL in 1994. He previously served as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts).
The appointment of a key financial role like Director (Finance) and CFO can have a medium-term impact on the company's financial strategy, operations, and investor relations.
The appointment of a new Director (Finance) and CFO is a routine management change and does not inherently carry a positive or negative financial implication for the company.
GAIL (India) Limited has announced the appointment of Shri Satish Kumar Sinha as Additional Director, Director (Finance), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, effective July 1, 2026. This follows the superannuation of Shri R K Jain, the previous Director (Finance) and CFO, on June 30, 2026.
Shri Satish Kumar Sinha is a Commerce Graduate and a qualified Cost and Management Accountant with over three decades of experience in the oil and gas sector. He joined GAIL in 1994 and has held various key finance positions, including Executive Director (Finance & Accounts). His expertise spans Corporate Finance, Corporate Accounts, Investor Relations, Taxation, Treasury, Project Evaluation, and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has also served on the boards of GAIL Global Singapore Pte Limited and GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited. He has been instrumental in strengthening GAIL's financial systems, driving digital transformation, and managing large-scale investments.
The company has affirmed that Shri Satish Kumar Sinha is not debarred from holding the office of Director by any statutory authority and has no inter-se relationship with other Directors of the Company. This disclosure is made in compliance with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
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