Mr. Arun Kumar Singh is the Chairman of ONGC and ONGC Group of Companies. He assumed the charge of Chairman on 7 December 2022. Mr Singh is Chairman ONGC, ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL). Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPaL), ONGC Energy Centre Trust (OECT) and ONGC Green Limited (OGL). The ONGC Group is having dominance in the E&P sector in India and has a very good presence abroad through its 100% subsidiary OVL. It has a significant presence in refining, petrochemicals, power and renewables. Mr Singh is also on the Board of Petronet LNG Ltd. (PLL).

Mr Singh is an industry stalwart bringing with him extraordinary rich portfolio of diverse roles in the Oil & Gas industry, spanning close to four decades. He is a Mechanical Engineer with 1st rank from National Institute of Technology, Patna.

Earlier, he was the Chairman & MD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company. He was also Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (IGL) a Joint Venture (JV) City Gas Distribution (CGD) Company, listed on Indian bourses. He had also held the position of President (Africa & Australia) in Bharat Petro Resources Ltd, a wholly owned Subsidiary of BPC, engaged in exploration of Oil & Gas, largely overseas.

Mr. Singh is the President of Global Compact Network India (GCNI), the Indian Local Network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and also Chairman of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry’s (FIPI) Governing Council as well.