Bala Purushothaman

Chief Human Resources Officer

Bala is responsible for developing and leading P&G’s people and organization strategy. This includes attracting and developing the best talent and building a culture that drives innovation and productivity to support P&G's business strategy and people across 70+ countries.

The HR organization, under Bala’s leadership, is focused on delivering value creation through organization design and culture, developing talent as a competitive advantage and delivering a superior employee experience. We are working to deliver a truly superior employee experience. – just as we strive to provide a superior consumer experience with our brands. This includes a commitment to improving the wellbeing of our people by providing tools and resources to help them be at their best in the areas of physical, financial, mental and work-life wellbeing.

Bala believes strongly in employee development, a unique point of difference for P&G: We attract great and principled people for a career, give them early and increasing responsibility, inspire managers to be coaches and include everyone.

Bala joined P&G as a management trainee in Human Resources in Mumbai, India. He went on to work in several of P&G’s business units – including Global Beauty and Grooming – and has held positions of increasing responsibility at the country, region and global levels, while living and working across North America, Europe and Asia.

Affiliations and Activities

• Compensation Committee Member, GS 1 US (2012-2018)
• Community Advisory Board, Hoxworth Blood Center (2011-2017)