Mostafa Kashkouli appointed new head of NIORDC

National Iranian Oil Products (NIORDC) Managing Director Alireza Zeigami has decreed the appointment of Mostafa Kashkouli as the new head of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC). In his new job, Kashkouli will be in charge of the massive task of managing 3,000 gas stations, CNG stations and storage tanks across Iran, among other functions. The newly appointed NIOPDC chief has been tasked to eliminate smuggling as his first and highest priority, the NIORDC MD said. Kashdouli replaced Jalil Salari as managing director of the NIOPDC. (December 29, 2012)