Dr. Gitesh K Shah
Director
Administrative
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
India
Biography
Dr.Gitesh K Shah, a Scientist turned Management Expert, was appointed to the HPCL board effective February 26, 2013. Dr.Gitesh K Shah has done his M.Sc., Ph.D. & D.Sc in Organic Chemistry. Dr.Gitesh K Shah is a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry(RSC), London. (C.Sci., C.Chem., F.R.S.C.). He is also member of the prestigious Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Award Committee. He is based at Ahmedabad. Dr.Gitesh K Shah, who is a noted Technocrat & Management Expert, has rich experience of 20 years in the field of Petrochemical, Chem-informatics, Bio-informatics and Nano–Technology. He has to his credit 18 research papers in renowned international journals in the field of Chemistry and Nano–Technology. He has served as the Chairman of the Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), Baroda. He is Chairman of Harita Projects Private Limited, a company engaged in Infrastructure Projects and Nano-Molecules. Dr.Gitesh K Shah has been an Part-time non-official Director of HPCL earlier - from December 7, 2009 to December 6, 2012.
Research Interest
· Material chemistry · Mineralogy and Petralogy · Industrial and Engineering chemistry · Chemical Engineering · Applied and Advanced Chemistry
