New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- : Rakesh Misri took over as Director-Marketing of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Thursday.

Prior to his appointment as Director-Marketing, Misri was Executive Director-Marketing Coordination in the public sector company.

A gold medalist in Civil Engineering from REC Srinagar (now NIT Srinagar), Misri has a rich and varied professional exposure of over 36 years in HPCL.

He has held various senior-level positions in the organisation heading the North Zone Retail, Executive Director-Direct Sales, Executive Director-Human Resources, Executive Director-Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and Executive Director-LPG.

"He has various academic distinctions to his credit and is a key technical speaker ...