Procter & Gamble
As Chief Operating Officer (COO), Shailesh has profit/loss responsibility for P&G’s Enterprise Markets (Latin America, India, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe) and leads Information Technology, Global Business Services, Sales, Market Operations, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Distribution and New Business for the company.
Previously, Shailesh was the Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble’s largest business sector, Fabric & Home Care, which includes many of P&G’s most-iconic brands: Tide, Ariel, Downy, Gain, Febreze, Swiffer—and represents about one-third of total company sales and net earnings. In this role, Shailesh led the team in delivering industry-leading results and value creation through innovation (R&D), a synchronized end-to-end supply chain, brand-building and sales.
From 2016 to 2021, Shailesh served as executive sponsor for global sustainability, enabling P&G’s “force for good and a force for growth” vision and ensuring the company’s sustainability goals are fully integrated into the day-to-day business to enable—and to inspire—positive impact on the environment and society while creating value for the company, consumers and shareholders.
Shailesh’s extensive P&G career has spanned multiple businesses (Health & Beauty Care, Home Care, Fabric Care and P&G Professional) in both developed and developing regions (North America, Europe, Asia and Africa). Known for his unique ability to identify growth possibilities, he has consistently delivered strong business results in every market and on every business, enabled via his deep experience of growing brands locally, regionally, globally and across service industries, together with his passion for brand building.
Procter & Gamble
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The Procter & Gamble Company is focused on providing branded products of superior quality and value to improve the lives of the world's consumers, now and for generations to come. P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a soap and candle company. Today, they are the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands, including Always®, Charmin®, Braun®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Oral B®, Pantene®, Pampers®, Tide®, and Vicks®. P&G has a focused portfolio of daily-use products — many providing cleaning, health and hygiene benefits — in 10 categories where performance drives brand choice: Fabric Care, Home Care, Baby Care, Feminine Care, Family Care, Hair Care, Skin & Personal Care, Oral Care, Personal Health Care and Grooming. The Company was incorporated in Ohio in 1905, having first been established as a New Jersey corporation in 1890, and was built from a business founded in Cincinnati in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. Today, their products are sold in approximately 180 countries and territories, reaching 5 billion consumers worldwide through billion dollar brands.