ONGC appoints former police officer Deepali Masirkar as executive director for security
India's ONGC has named Deepali Masirkar executive director (security); per Moody's, her term runs until May 3, 2029, or earlier if the government orders.
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what happened
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has named Deepali Masirkar, a 2008-batch Indian Police Service officer from the Nagaland cadre, as its executive director for security, Moody's reported. She took charge as executive director and chief security on October 28, filling the post left open after Sanjay Kumar Singh retired on November 1, 2026. According to PSU Watch, her earlier posting at the Ministry of Tribal Affairs was cut short by the ONGC appointment.
Her term runs until May 3, 2029, or until the government issues further orders, whichever comes first. Her education includes a science degree from Osmania University, an LLB from Mumbai University and a master's in international political economy from the London School of Economics. From May 2022 to January 2025 she worked as a director at the Election Commission of India.
ONGC, a Maharatna company, produces about 71% of India's domestic oil and gas, and its crude supplies refiners including IOC, BPCL, HPCL and MRPL.
why it matters
This is a personnel change that does not alter ONGC's output or oil prices. For markets it is a routine leadership update at a large state-run producer and is unlikely to move the company's shares noticeably.
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- Who is Deepali Masirkar of ONGC? IPS, London School of Economics alumna, now Executive Director-Chief Security — Moody's, 1 November 2026 at 16:35 UTC
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