Ms. Nishi Vasudeva, an Indian business executive, who served as the Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a Fortune 500 company till March 2016. She is the first woman in India to head an organization in the energy sector and among the very few globally to head an oil company. As CMD of HPCL, she was responsible for developing the vision and long term objectives, improving growth and profitability, driving a high performance culture geared towards operational excellence and consistent value creation for stakeholders. She was the Chairperson of the Board at several Joint Venture companies of HPCL in partnership with reputed multinationals/ Indian corporates.

Prior to assuming charge as CMD, she was on HPCL Board as Director - Marketing and was responsible for pan India sales, brand building, efficient supply chain management, infrastructure development and leading the company�s foray into new business lines. Her career at HPCL included leadership positions in Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Planning and Information Systems and has led key business transformation and organizational restructuring projects.

She has also been a Member of several Committees for development of policy for the Hydrocarbon sector in India.

Ms. Vasudeva is the first Indian to be awarded the Platts �Global CEO of the year� in the Energy sector and has several other awards and recognitions to her credit. She was presented the SCOPE award in the Individual Leadership category by the President of India for Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to Public Sector Management.

She is a B.A. in Economics (Honours) from Delhi University and an MBA from IIM Calcutta with over 38 years of experience in the petroleum industry.