Released on = July 31, 2007, 8:12 pm

Press Release Author = Dr BR Natarajan

Industry = Energy

Press Release Summary = Here is yet another BITSian who has integrated himself into
the excellence circuit.

Press Release Body = Starting with Assam Oil Company, a subsidiary of Burma Oil
Company of UK, his experience in the Oil industry in various capacities spans nearly
three decades. He is a domain expert in oil industry marketing as well as finance.

He has seen concept to commissioning of the grass root Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.
(NRL) in the district of Golaghat (Assam) which is a Mini Ratna PSU nestling in the
sylvan environs of the Brahmaputra valley where the beautiful rendezvous of water
and land throws up myriad colours.

He held the post of Director Finance in NRL and presently he is the Managing
Director of this refinery which has won numerous awards for plant safety, excellence
in energy and environment management etc.

He is none other than B K Das who obtained his B.E. (Hons) Electronics from BITS
Pilani in 1972. With his Never Say Die Attitude and Hunger for the Impossible Mr B K
Das is indeed a proud alumnus of BITS Pilani and in the times to come, he is bound
to climb more peaks.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani Rajasthan which has set a
bench mark in industry university collaboration is one among the top ranking
universities in India today offering degrees in various branches of Engineering,
Management, Economics, Pharmacy, Sciences, Engineering Technology, Information
Systems, General Studies, Finance, etc presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and
in the near future at Hyderabad campus apart from an array of work integrated
learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates.

Web Site = http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Contact Details = Dr BR Natarajan, Professor & Dean, Birla Institute of Technology
and Science (BITS), Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India Phone 91-1596-242210 Fax
91-1596-244183 Email brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in