A K Balyan to head Petronet LNG

Petronet LNG, India's largest LNG importer, has appointed Ashok Kumar Balyan as new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.

Balyan, who currently is Director for Human Resources and Business Development in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has accepted the offer made at the meeting of board of Petronet (PLL).

Balyan will now resign from ONGC and is likely to join PLL by month end. He is due to retire from ONGC on July 31, 2011, on attaining superannuation age of 60 years.