India, June 9 -- Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), India's largest city gas distributor, said on Monday that Kumar Shanker has assumed charge as its managing director. He succeeds Kamal Kishore Chatiwal, who has returned to parent company GAIL (India) Ltd after a three-year stint.

Shanker, a chemical engineer from BITS Pilani, brings more than three decades of experience in India's oil and gas sector, spanning natural gas processing, petrochemicals, project management, corporate strategy, marketing, regulatory affairs and city gas distribution, IGL said in a statement.

Prior to joining IGL, he served as Managing Director of Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL), where the company emerged as one of India's top-five city gas distributors in terms ...