Debanjali Sengupta to head Shell Lubricants India

By: WE Staff | Thursday, 16 September 2021

Starting 1^st August 2021, Shell India has appointed Ms Debanjali Sengupta, the Country Head of Shell Lubricants India. Earlier this position was led by Mr Raman Ojha, who now became the Vice President-Global head (construction and roads).

Her focus as the Country Head will be on leading Shell Lubricants through expendable pathways in support of the nation’s ongoing energy transformation. She will focus on strengthening the company’s presence in India and continuing to build an organisation that is motivated and growing.

“I am excited to step into this new position which comes after an already incredible 16 years at Shell. The Indian market is the third largest lubricants market in the world, and we believe that we will be able to achieve a successful growth trajectory with our consumer-centric approach. I look forward to bringing a fresh and innovative business perspective to Shell Lubricants India whilst achieving new heights and benchmarks with this extraordinary team,” said Ms Sengupta.

Raman Ojha said, “It gives me immense pleasure to welcome Debanjali to this new role. I am very confident that our best years are ahead of us. Her extensive knowledge about the business and understanding of our customers will surely lead to conducive growth and greater innovative quality offerings for our partners and customers.”

After joining Shell India in 2005, Debanjali has nailed many global and local assignments as a frontline leader at the company. At Shell, she was appointed in many positions like the Head of Sales and Operations at Shell India, Retail, Global Strategy, Manager of Non-Fuels Business and Global Business Head of Vehicle Care at Shell Mobility.

Earlier Debanjali was in Tata Motors involved in both Domestic and International Business. She has done postgraduate in economics and MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

She aims to create equal opportunities for women by actively working in areas of women empowerment, girl child education and financial independence.