Prabha Parameswaran has been elevated to Vice Chair at Colgate-Palmolive. Her career with Colgate-Palmolive spans over two decades across markets and categories, shaping strategic priorities and consumer-centric innovation at every level. She stepped into the role in June 2025.
She was previously Group President – Growth & Strategy from September 2019 to June 2025, where she led Colgate-Palmolive’s five-year strategic plan focused on core categories, digital transformation, and operating model change.
Between 2016 and 2019, Parameswaran served as President – Europe Division. Before that, she led Colgate’s Africa/Eurasia Division as President from 2014 to 2016, and was Vice President & General Manager – South Asia and Managing Director – India from 2012 to 2014.
Earlier, she was Marketing Director at Colgate-Palmolive Mexico from 2009 to 2011, after a two-year stint as Marketing Director in India. From 2003 to 2007, she served as Personal & Home Care Director for the Asia Division based in Hong Kong.
