Verghese Cherian takes over as IOC's HR director

Verghese Cherian today took charge as Director (Human Resources) of Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest company.

Having completed his Masters in Social Work, he joined IOC in the year 1982 at its refineries headquarters in Delhi.

"He has a comprehensive work experience, spanning over three decades across IOC's refinery units, divisional headquarters and R&D centre," the company said in a statement.

Prior to his elevation, Cherian headed the apex training centre of the organisation, IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management (IiPM) at Gurgaon.