Hital R. Meswani

Biography

 Mr. Hital R. Meswani (DIN 00001623) is a Management & Technology graduate from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in the US. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UPenn, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the Wharton Business School. He joined Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in 1990 and is the son of Mr. Rasiklal Meswani, one of the Founder Directors of the company.    He is on the Board of the company as whole-time Director, designated as the Executive Director, RIL, since August 4, 1995. His overall responsibility spans the Petroleum Refining and Marketing Business and several other functions of the company, including Human Resources Management, Group Manufacturing, Research & Technology, and Capital Projects Execution. He drives the implementation of several downstream petroleum and petrochemical projects at Jamnagar and other locations. He has also been instrumental in the execution of several mega projects of the group, including the Hazira Petrochemicals complex and the world’s largest refinery complex at Jamnagar. He also leads a company-wide business transformation initiative, which has resulted in the development of the constitution of RIL – the Reliance Management System.    He has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the international professional body for Chemical, Biochemical and Process engineers, in recognition of his contribution to the process industries. He received the D. Robert Yarnall Award – 2011 from the Engineering Alumni Society of the UPenn. He was also conferred the honorary CEPM-PMA Fellowship Award for Project Management Excellence.   He is a member of the Finance Committee, Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee, Risk Management Committee, and Chairman of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Company.    He is a Director of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited and Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited. 

Research Interest

 Project Management, Management & Technology