Shalimar Paints Limited announced that at its board meeting held on April 11, 2024, approved appointment of Mr. C. Venugopal as the chief operating officer of the company with effect from April 11, 2024, upon the recommendation of the nomination and remuneration committee of the company. Mr. C. Venugopal has 3 decades of rich & varied leadership experience in Organization Building/Business Development /Brand Management /Sales & Marketing at various levels in some of the most well-known MNC's. He has managed some of the most competitive categories working with Morton Foods Ltd., Umang Dairies Limited, Nippon Paint India, Kansai Nerolac Paints, Godrej Sara Lee, Reckitt Benckiser, Cavin Kare etc. and has demonstrated ability to lead businesses through Brands successfully.

He is a good Leader and agile learner with entrepreneurial approach and high empathy levels. He has always gone beyond the treaded path and solved problems. Mr. C. Venugopal holds a bachelor's in Mathematics & Physics and MBA in Marketing.