GAIL · GAIL (India) Limited · NSE · Filed 1 Jul · 1 min read

GAIL Names Satish Kumar Sinha as Director (Finance) and CFO

Satish Kumar Sinha took charge as Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer of GAIL from 1 July 2026, succeeding R K Jain, who superannuated.

What was filed

GAIL (India) Limited informed the exchanges of a change at the top of its finance function. Shri R K Jain ceased to be Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 July 2026, following his superannuation on 30 June 2026. In his place, Shri Satish Kumar Sinha assumed charge as an Additional Director from the same date, to hold the post of Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer.

Who is taking over

Per the filing, Sinha is a Commerce graduate and a qualified Cost and Management Accountant with over three decades in the oil and gas sector. He joined GAIL in 1994 as a Management Trainee in Finance and Accounts and was serving as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) prior to joining the Board. The company noted he has served on the boards of GAIL Global Singapore Pte Limited and GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited, and cited experience across corporate finance, treasury, taxation, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions. GAIL added that Sinha has no inter-se relationship with other directors and is not debarred from holding the office of director by any statutory authority.

The chief financial officer role carries responsibility for a Maharatna company's financial reporting, treasury and capital decisions, so a holder may note the leadership transition and the internal continuity of an appointee who has spent his career at GAIL.