Procter & Gamble India announced that Mr. Kumar Venkatasubramanian will take over as the Chief Executive Officer for its operations in India from May 1, 2024. Kumar is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and started his journey with P&G in the sales team in India, straight from campus in 2000. He has almost 24 years of experience, majority of it in India across different roles in the Sales function.

He is currently leading the P&G business in Australia and New Zealand as CEO where he has been responsible for steering the team to deliver record metrics, driven by category growth and strong retailer partnerships. Prior to the Australia role, Kumar was leading the Sales Team in P&G India until 2020. Mr. Venkatasubramanian is a passionate advocate for Equality and Inclusion, and under his leadership, many programs were expanded to have significant impact on employees and community.

This included P&G ANZ's largest-ever corporate partnership with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Kumar will take over from Mr. LV Vaidyanathan, who will leave the company to pursue other interests after 28 years of service to P&G. Under his leadership, P&G India has made strides of progress on the journey of bringing in superior propositions for the Indian consumers and delivered consistent balanced growth of top and bottom line. In his time, the company has also stepped-up on efforts across the key areas of Citizenship - Community Impact, Equality and Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability.

Venkatasubramanian started his career with P&G in India in 2000 as a new hire in the Sales function from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and worked in various sales leadership roles across India. In his 23+ years career, Kumar has led complex categories across some of the markets including India, Brazil, and Australia. Kumar rose the ranks in P&G India as he managed partnerships with various distributor operations and key customers.

Until 2020, for a few years, Kumar led the P&G India Sales function and the Oral Care category. In 2020, Kumar was elevated to the role of CEO - P&G Australia and New Zealand where he has delivered record business performance through strong category growth. Over the years, Kumar has led large and diverse teams, with extensive leadership experience to complement his strong business acumen.