Deepak Gupta, Director (Projects), GAIL (India) Limited, has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited. He will succeed incumbent Sandeep Kumar Gupta retiring on February 28, 2026. He is a distinguished Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering (now DTU), with 35 years of rich and multifaceted experience in the Oil & Gas sector. A certified Project Management Professional  from PMI, USA, he is widely respected for his expertise in Project Management, Construction Management and Business Development across diverse domains within the hydrocarbon value chain.

Gupta’s professional journey is marked by his leadership in executing large-scale, complex projects from concept to commissioning, across varied implementation models - EPC (LSTK), EPCM, OBE, and PMC. His ability to seamlessly integrate multi-disciplinary, cross-functional teams across geographies has been a cornerstone of his success in delivering mission-critical infrastructure in complex and challenging environments.

During his tenure at Engineers India Limited (EIL), Gupta played a pivotal role in leading the implementation of the $19 billion, 650 KBPSD Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Nigeria - the world’s largest single-train greenfield refinery and the largest in the African continent. He has also led the delivery of the HMEL Bhatinda Polymer Project—one of India’s largest petrochemical installations - and the first greenfield refinery project in Mongolia, contributing significantly to India’s global energy diplomacy.