Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced that Shailesh Jejurikar will be the global Chief Operating Officer from October 2021, making him the first Indian to do so. He now joins a growing band of Indians heading global companies. The 54-year-old Mumbai-born Shailesh joined P&G India in 1989 and charted a successful career which saw him in senior positions in India and across the globe. He currently is CEO of P&G’s fabric and home care sector, its largest business unit. As COO, he will have profit/loss responsibility for P&G’s Enterprise Markets (Latin America, India, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe). Shailesh’s appointment follows the move of current VP and COO Jon Moeller taking over from David Taylor as P&G’s President and CEO.
