Ion Exchange mourns Founder GS Ranganathan’s demise

G S Ranganathan

Ion Exchange (India) lost its Founder and Chairman with the passing away of G Shankar Ranganathan on March 18, 2013. Ion Exchange was formed in 1964 as a subsidiary of British Permutit on Rangnathan’s initiative and recommendation. In 1984 when Permutit divested their holding, he advocated and set up employee welfare trusts, a pioneering concept for India. He expanded the company’s technology base through R&D, joint ventures, licensing and representative agreements.

This enabled the company to offer total and integrated solutions for all sectors – industry communities and homes, urban and rural. He also built up an impressive countrywide infrastructure of factories, sales offices, dealers and and service network. Under his visionary leadership, the company attained its pre-eminent position in water and environment in India and globally. Constantly scanning the environment and quick to opportunities, very early on Ranganathan took Ion Exchange into new market avenues such as desalination, water conservation and recycle, rural water treatment, services and exports.

He was convinced that people are an organisation’s greatest asset and had a unique ability to empower and build up people and inspire lasting loyalty. He laid a strong foundation for the company through R&D, training, and development, systems and quality standards.

EP News Bureau – Mumbai