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Shailesh Jejurikar Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Mumbai
Wife: Sankhya Jejurikar
Age: 58 Years

Shailesh Jejurikar

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Full NameShailesh G. Jejurikar
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Physical Stats
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 1967
Age (as of 2025)58 Years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai, Maharashtra
SchoolHyderabad Public School, Begumpet, Hyderabad
College/University• Elphinstone College, Mumbai
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
Educational Qualification(s)• B.A. (Economics) from Elphinstone College, Mumbai (1987)
• MBA, PGP from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow (1989)
Social MediaLinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseSankhya Jejurikar (visual artist)
ChildrenSons- 2
• Shashank
• Siddharth
ParentsFather- (a corporate employee; deceased)
Mother- Veena Jejurikar (homemaker)
Shailesh Jejurikar (left) with his mother Veena Jejurikar (center) and Rajesh Jejurikar
SiblingsBrother- Rajesh Jejurikar (Executive Director, CEO (Auto & Farm Sector) in Mahindra and Mahindra Limited)

Shailesh Jejurikar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shailesh Jejurikar

  • Shailesh Jejurikar was born in Mumbai to a Maharashtrian father and a Gujarati mother.

  • He went to Hyderabad Public School from Class 8 and became the head boy there. He became friends with Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft.

  • During his school days, Shailesh Jejurikar was a good cricket player and played for the Hyderabad cricket team in under-17 matches.

  • He joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1989 as an Assistant and Brand Manager for Personal Health Care in India. He served in the position till 1996.

    Shailesh Jejurikar with the logo of P&G

    Shailesh Jejurikar with the logo of P&G

  • After that, Shailesh Jejurikar worked in different countries, including North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the areas of Health Care, Fabric Care, and Beauty Care.

  • He has had executive jobs in Brand Building, starting new businesses, and working on sustainability.

  • In 1996, Shailesh Jejurikar was appointed as Marketing Manager in East Africa.

  • In 1999, he began working as Marketing Director in India.

  • In 2000, Shailesh Jejurikar was designated as Marketing Director for Fabric and Home Care in ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations: Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar), Australia, India and Korea-Singapore.

  • He began working as the Marketing Director for Fabric and Home Care in Global Low-Income Markets in the United States in 2003.

  • In 2005, Shailesh Jejurikar was appointed as General Manager for Fabric and Home Care in ASEAN. In 2008, he was promoted to the position of Vice President of ASEAN, a position he held until 2010.

    Shailesh Jejurikar speaking during a business conference

    Shailesh Jejurikar speaking during a business conference

  • From 2010 to 2014, he served as Vice President for Home Care in North America.

  • Shailesh Jejurikar served as a Trustee at Cincinnati Country Day School between 2012 and 2017.

  • In 2014, he was promoted to the position of President for Fabric Care in North America.

  • From 2014 to 2017, Shailesh Jejurikar served as the Vice Chairman of the American Cleaning Institute.

  • In 2015, he began working as President of the Global Fabric Care and Brand Building.

  • From 2018 to 2019, Shailesh Jejurikar served as President of the Global Fabric and Home Care Sector in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

  • In July 2019, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (Fabric and Home Care) and Executive Sponsor (Global Sustainability) at Procter & Gamble in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • During this time, Shailesh Jejurikar helped lead new company strategies and improve operations in Supply Chain, Information Technology, and Global Business Services.

    P&G’s Shailesh Jejurikar and Virginie Helias cut the ribbon on the new Sustainability space in the corporate archives center in 2019

    P&G’s Shailesh Jejurikar and Virginie Helias cut the ribbon on the new Sustainability space in the corporate archives centre in 2019

  • In October 2021, he started working as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

  • As COO, Shailesh Jejurikar was in charge of profits and losses for P&G’s Enterprise Markets, which included Latin America, India, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe.

  • He also led teams in Information Technology, Global Business Services, Sales, Market Operations, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Distribution, and New Business for the company.

  • In July 2025, it was announced that Shailesh Jejurikar would become the CEO of P&G starting from 1 January 2026, becoming the first Indian to lead the company in its 187-year history.

  • He became the second CEO of P&G who was not born in the United States since 1837. The only other non-US-born CEO was Durk Jager, who came from the Netherlands and became CEO in 1998.

    Shailesh Jejurikar with his colleagues during a field visit

    Shailesh Jejurikar with his colleagues during a field visit

  • Shailesh Jejurikar is the Chairman of Cincinnati Centre City Development Corporation.

  • He is a Board Member at Otis Elevator Company and leads the Compensation Committee there.

  • Shailesh Jejurikar is also on the Board of The Christ Hospital.

  • He likes watching Bollywood films, reading books, and travelling to distant places in his free time.