Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited has nominated Shri Raj Kumar, IAS, the Director of Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) as Managing Director of GSPL. The appointment of Shri Raj Kumar, IAS as Managing Director of GSPL, with effect from 23 February, 2023 by the Board of Directors of GSPL on 27 February, 2023. Shri Rai Kumar, IAS has assumed as the 31st Chief secretary to Government of Gujarat on 31 January, (AN).

He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and National Graduate Institute for Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo. After joining Indian administrative Service (IAS) in 1987, he has worked in various leadership roles in public administration. Moreover, he has held several policy making positions in diverse sectors such as Finance, Energy Social Security, Agriculture, Internal Security both in the State and Central Government.

He has also sewed as Secretary to Government of India in the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and carried out major reform of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). During the course his tenure in Government of India he has represented the country in several International institutions such as World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), New Development Bank (NDB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), International Social Security Association (ISSA). He has also been closely associated with the working of corporate sector in his capacity as government nominee Director/Chairman of the Board of Directors, in a few Public Sector Undertakings in diverse fields such as Electricity Generation & Distribution Mining, Logistics, Gas transmission & Distribution etc.

At present, apart from his responsibility as Chief Secretary of the State, he is also Chairman of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation limited Gujarat Alkalies and chemical limited, Gujarat state Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd", Gujarat Maritime Board and Chairman & Managing Director of Gujarat State Petronet limited.