Madhusudan Gopalan, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, is a Procter & Gamble veteran of 22 years who, since joining the multinational in 1999, has worked across business units and diverse geographies like India, US and ASEAN countries.
He was Chief Executive Officer, P&G – Indian Subcontinent and Managing Director, Gillette India during the period under consideration by TechSci Research, our knowledge partner for computing the data for the purpose of determining Most Valuable CEOs. A little over three-months ago, Gopalan was appointed Senior Vice-President, Grooming and Oral Care for P&G Japan and Korea.
Prior to his India assignment, he led the P&G business in Indonesia where he ensured strong sales growth, share turnaround, strong value creation and cash productivity.
Those who know Gopalan describe him as an extremely employee-caring CEO. In his last role, he headed the Indonesia operations of the company, where he was instrumental in boosting sales growth, cash productivity, share turnaround and strong value creation.
Gopalan brought the same culture to the India operations too. He is known for his being decisive, clear and focused in his approach to work.
Commenting on the challenging fiscal 2020-21, Gopalan said: “Last fiscal, Gillette India delivered sales of Rs 2,009 crore, up 20 per cent compared to the year-ago period. The company’s profit after tax was Rs 310 crore, up 35 per cent over the previous year. This strong performance is a testament to the strength of our product portfolio and strategic choices to drive meaningful superiority across products, packages, communication, retail execution and value.” The annual report for FY22 was awaited at the time of file this report.
Gillette India’s strategy, according to Gopalan, is fuelled by driving productivity in everything we do and a more empowered, agile and accountable organisation. In the grooming business, Gillette continued to be the market leader and registered its strongest year-on-year value, volume and share growth behind irresistible superiority on products and commercial innovations. In the oral care business, Oral B continued to innovate, grow share and penetration by delighting consumers with superior value propositions and value to meet their hygiene needs.
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