Gupta joins Essar Oil in top roles

Dec. 5, 2011
Lalit Kumar Gupta has been named managing director and chief executive officer of Essar Oil Ltd., which handles oil and gas operations in India for Essar Energy PLC, part of the Essar Group of London.

Lalit Kumar Gupta has been named managing director and chief executive officer of Essar Oil Ltd., which handles oil and gas operations in India for Essar Energy PLC, part of the Essar Group of London. He had been CEO and joint managing director of JSW Energy Ltd., an Indian power and mining company.

Naresh Nayyar, formerly CEO of both Essar Energy and Essar Oil and managing director of Essar Oil, becomes deputy chairman of Essar Oil.