P&G names Shailesh Jejurikar chairman, president and CEO from August 1

Mumbai-born Jejurikar succeeds Jon Moeller, who retires as executive chairman on July 31. The transition puts renewed focus on P&G’s India play, where its local sales trail rival HUL despite a Rs 16,000 crore-plus FY24 business.

— Filed Wed, 29 Jul, 2026, 22:58 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

P&G appointed Mumbai-born Shailesh Jejurikar as chairman, president and CEO from August 1. His leadership will be closely watched in India, where P&G remains smaller than HUL despite Rs 16,000 crore-plus FY24 sales and multiple listed local units.

Why this matters

No related recent signals are listed. Jejurikar's succession brings leadership attention to P&G's India business, where sales trail HUL despite a Rs 16,000 crore-plus FY24 operation.

Leadership is steady, with 945 signals in the past 90 days; QoQ figures were not provided.