Galaxy Surfactants Limited has made changes in its top management structure as the current Managing Director U. Shekhar superannuates.

K. Natarajan, COO, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. has been appointed as Managing Director of Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.

Natarajan has been associated with Galaxy Surfactants since April 21, 1993. Since joining, he has headed diverse functions including Finance, IT, Business Creation, Business Commercial, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain and was designated as Chief of Operations in December 2009. Prior to joining Galaxy, he worked with Indian Organic Chemicals Limited as Deputy Manager (Finance).

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from University of Mumbai and is a Cost Accountant from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He completed the Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School in May 2016.

Vaijanath Kulkarni has been appointed as Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer of the company. He has been associated with the company since June 17, 1995. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

He has also attended the Global Advanced Management Programme for Global Leadership – 2009 from the Indian School of Business, India and the Kellogg School of Management, USA and Advance Management Programme from Harvard.

He started his career with Galaxy as a Chemical Process Engineer and has been associated with the company for the past 20 years. He has been instrumental in successfully commissioning of the Egypt operations and thereafter as a Managing Director has demonstrated his abilities in navigating various challenges in successfully anchoring the business and operations of the subsidiary in Egypt.

Abhijit Damle has also been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.