Kumar appointed IOC R&D director

Indian Oil Corp. has appointed Anand Kumar as its director for research and development. Prior to this, Kumar was executive director at the Indian Oil Institute of Petroleum Management in Gurgaon, a company release said. Kumar has been with Indian Oil for over three decades, acquiring rich experience across all aspects of the oil business from planning, process engineering, supply chain management and human resources. (August 2, 2007)