Galder Cristobal

Galder Cristobal currently serves as Senior Director of Global Research & Development for Personal Care at Ashland, a position held since May 2024. Prior to this role, Galder spent nearly a decade at Solvay, where responsibilities included Director of Research & Innovation for Global Home & Personal Care/Novecare North America, Director of Global Home and Personal Care Research & Innovation, and Director of the Breakthrough Incubator. Galder's educational background includes a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Microfluidics for Chemistry from Harvard University (2002-2004) and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Université de Bordeaux (1997-2001).