Subhankar Sen is Executive Director and Business Head, Lubricants of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking in India’s Oil & Gas Industry and a Fortune Global 500 Company.

As Business Head, Lubricants, Subhankar leads the strategic vision of BPCL in making MAK Lubricants the preferred Lubricants brand for the customer in the automotive and industrial sectors through sustained R&D, innovation and differentiating technology, delivering best in class customer value. Subhankar oversees the lubricant business through a nation-wide distribution network, partnerships with leading OEMs and a growing network of customers in the B2C and B2B arena.

Prior to his current role, Subhankar was the Business Head, Retail (West) managing BPCL’s automotive energy business with a 6000 strong retail outlet network of Energy stations in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh through BPCL’s tech and digital led differentiated customer value propositions.

Subhankar’s journey in BPCL through various roles and geographies has helped in his development as a highly effective Business Leader with a versatile experience in creating and sustaining differentiating brands, developing and actualising Go to Market strategies, building highly effective teams, developing and managing strategic alliances, driving change management and demonstrating execution leadership by delivering best in class business results across Urban, Highway and Rural markets.

Subhankar has been a member of BPCL’s Core Strategy team building pioneering brands – Pure for Sure, Speed, PetroBonus and SmartFleet – the largest CRM program, In&Out – the largest chain of convenience stores, BPCL-SBI Credit card – the largest Co-branded card and UFill – the latest digital revolution in fuelling. As head of Brand, Strategic Alliances & Non-Fuel business, he built long term business alliances with leading corporates in the QSR, Retail and Automobile sectors. As Oil Industry Coordinator, he led the energy transition journey of the Indian Oil Industry into Electric Vehicle charging, working with policy makers in the Government and leading BPCL’s strategy in rolling out “EV Fast Charging Corridors” across all major highways in the country. He also led the biggest reform in the downstream oil sector in the country with the implementation of Doorstep Diesel Delivery, a highly efficient fuel solution for all industrial & commercial establishments.

Subhankar has a strong sense of commitment towards organisational growth, driving value with effective cross-functional and collaborative skills and a deep understanding of consumer behaviour.

Subhankar is a passionate golfer having represented the country internationally.