With FMCG major P&G deciding to change the assignment of Gopalakrishnan Kalianna at the company, Shailesh Sathyanarayanan who currently leads Modern Trade Sales Division for P&G India is now set to serve the role of Category Leader- Oral Care at P&G, starting January 1, 2025.
Passionate about Go to Market, Brand Strategy and building organization capabilities, Sathyanarayanan had joined P&G as a fresh hire from campus in 2013 and has spent the last 12 years leading transformational projects and delivering outstanding results across different roles and P&G brands in India.
Prior to his current role of Modern Trade Sales, he was leading the India Grooming business as the Brand Director for Gillette and Braun.
Announcing the development via a regulatory filing, Kalianna mentioned, “ I have accepted a change in assignment as P&G effective December 31, 2024. Consequently, I will no longer be category leader for oral care business, effective closure of business hours on December 31, 2024.”
“I wish the team and the business all the very best,” he added.
Kalianna has been associated with P&G for more than 18-and-a-half years now and was serving the role of VP-Oral Care Category Leader (Indian subcontinent) since April 2022. Before that, he was Senior Director- South and West India Business Head from April 2021 to March 2022.
Before joining P&G as Key Account Manager in June 2006, he also worked with Clariant for close to four years.
