Maheshwari succeeds Stein Ivar Bye who left the company in April this year due to personal reasons, shortly after joining in October 2020, a spokesperson for the company said.

Prior to joining Essar Oil UK, Maheshwari was CFO and head of strategy at Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, India's largest commercial multi-port operator, according to the statement.

He was previously CFO of Essar Energy Limited.

(Reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar; editing by David Evans)