Shri S. L. Raina, is an MBA from University of Hull, London, an LLB, a Master in Public Administration and Bachelor in Science, Shri Raina has a career spanning more than three decades in Hydrocarbon and Textile industries and has a very rich experience in human resource management as also marketing and legal at senior level.

Prior to becoming Director (HR), Shri Raina headed various Human Resource Departments of the company and spearheaded a wide range of employees development programmes. As General Manager (HR), Shri Raina has contributed in the development of various policies of HR, Industrial Relations, Establishment, Administrative and Disciplinary matters. He also spearheaded various CSR programmes and expedited the implementation of SAP HR across the company as well as centralized payroll and Employees Self Service. As Head of Legal Department, Shri Raina has represented the company in various judicial, arbitral and administrative proceedings, as well as customer contracts, gas sales agreements, gas sales and purchase agreements, production sharing contracts, gas transportation agreements etc. Shri Raina has also served the Company as Central Public Information Officer under the Right to Information Act 2005.

Shri Raina was Zonal General Manager (Marketing), Northern Zonal Office of GAIL and was associated with signing of Heads of Agreement with various consumers for supply of Regasified  LNG, besides, marketing of liquid hydrocarbons in Northern Zone. Shri Raina has served as HR Head for five years at GAIL s Petrochemical plant during its different stages of construction, pre-commissioning and stabilization activities.