Sukia Mistry becomes first woman director on Indian Oil board

GUWAHATI: Sukia Mistry on Monday took over as Director (Refineries) of Indian Oil, India's highest-ranked public sector energy enterprise in 'Fortune 500' global listing, stated a press release.

Mistry is the first woman Functional Director on the Indian Oil Board.

She will also be holding the positions of Director on the board of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) and the 60 MMTPA Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemical Limited, the world's largest grass-root refinery project which is coming up in Maharashtra. Mistry will continue to hold the post of Non-Executive Director on the Board of IHBL, a joint venture company of three leading oil & gas Central public sector undertakings.

As Director (Refineries) of Indian Oil, Mistry will spearhead the business and operations of nine refineries and petrochemical plants of Indian Oil. With a robust Refineries Division, Indian Oil (including its group companies) remains the nation's top refiner with a group refining capacity of 80.55 million tonne per annum (1.64 million barrels per day).

A metallurgical engineer from Bengal Engineering College, Calcutta University,

Mistry also holds an advance diploma in Management from ICFAI and certification in Industrial Radiography & Ultrasonic Non-destructive testing.

Prior to taking over as Director (Refineries), she was heading Indian Oil's 6.0 MMTPA Barauni Refinery in Begusaral district, Bihar, as the only woman Executive Director & Refinery Head leading an Indian Oil refinery. Some of the major achievements under her tenure have been implementation of the mega BS-Vl projects, roll-out of BS-Vl grade fuel from the refinery much before its stipulated timeline, supply of ethanol-blended MS & XP-100 MS and setting-up of Continuous Catalytic Reforming Unit by sourcing reformates from other refineries, thereby increasing the GRM of the refinery.

Mistry is also the first woman in Indian Oil to hold the position of Executive Director & Refinery Head of an Indian Oil refinery unit, first at Digboi Refinery (Assam) from January 1, 2018 to February 7, 2019, which is the oldest operating refinery in Asia. She later went on to lead Barauni Refinery. At Digboi Refinery,

Mistry played a key role in maximization of value-added products like Rhino wax brand by 25% & commissioning of ICC's Golai Marketing Terminal. Under her tenure, Digboi Refinery became the only and first-ever refinery in the country to bag the Special TPM Award from the Japan Institute of Productive Management.

Mistry was the only Indian woman selected for deputation to Qatar Petroleum (at Qatar site) way back in April, 2004 (April 3, 2004 to March 31, 2006) and Emirates National Oil Company (Dubai) in March 2002 for execution of the mega Linear Alkaline Benzene Project and plant turn-around inspection respectively.

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