About

Before joining Shell India, Mrinal Sinha worked at reputable Mumbai law firms Swarup & Co., Kochhar & Co. and DSK Legal between 1994 and 2006. Since then he has been at Shell India, the Indian operation of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil and gas company that is headquartered in the Netherlands. Serving as its managing counsel, downstream India and legal focal point, downstream Middle East, Sinha has been quoted as saying the focus of his practice has been ‘identifying and dealing with legal and business risks, its mitigation and providing commercial and business options within the legal framework’, to continuously influence and achieve business objectives. Blending over 20 years of law firm and in-house knowledge, Sinha is revered for his extensive experience of dealing with domestic, regional and global leadership teams as well as business teams belonging to diverse nationalities, ethnicities and cultures. As part of this he sits on the board of directors of Shell India, the Shell India Downstream leadership team and the Shell Middle East Downstream leadership team. With Royal Dutch Shell having already invested $1bn in India, and having acquired BG Group in February 2016 for $70bn on a global level, Sinha is set to play a key role in the expected expansion of Shell in India in the coming years.