
Independent Director since:
2025
Age as of Most Recent Nomination:
58
Shailesh Jejurikar
Chief Operating Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company
Mr. Jejurikar is Chief Operating Officer of the Company, a position he has held since 2021, and has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2026.
As COO, he has profit/loss responsibility for P&G’s Enterprise Markets (Latin America, India, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe) and has accountability for several functions, including Information Technology, Global Business Services, Sales, Market Operations, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Distribution, and New Business.
Mr. Jejurikar has held positions of increasing responsibility since joining the Company in 1989, working in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa across the Fabric Care, Home Care, Health Care, and Beauty businesses. Prior to his appointment as COO, he served as Chief Executive Officer – Global Fabric and Home Care from 2019 to 2021, President – Global Fabric Care & Home Care Sector from 2018 to 2019, and President – Global Fabric Care from 2015 to 2018.
In addition, Mr. Jejurikar served as the Company’s Executive Sponsor, Global Sustainability from 2016 to 2021, ensuring full integration of the Company’s sustainability efforts into the day-to-day business to further enable value creation for the Company, consumers, and shareholders.
Mr. Jejurikar has also served on the boards of numerous civic and educational organizations. He is currently the Chair of the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization focused on strategically revitalizing Cincinnati’s urban core.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Jejurikar brings a wealth of global and operational knowledge and a wide array of experience in leadership, strategy, and risk management across businesses, functions, and geographies.
His career has spanned regional and global brand development, commercial strategy, and end-to-end business management, with a proven ability to adapt to diverse consumer landscapes and deliver strong business results. In his role leading the Company’s largest business sector, Fabric & Home Care, he led the team in delivering industry-leading results and value creation through innovation, a synchronized end-to-end supply chain, brand-building, and sales.
As COO, he has helped lead development of renewed strategies in supply chain management, Information Technology, and Global Business Services. His deep consumer expertise in both developed and developing regions, global perspective, and integrated leadership approach will bring valuable insights on scaling businesses, navigating operational complexity, and sustaining long-term growth.