“We thank Jon for his strategic leadership and guidance as he has played a pivotal role in designing and implementing P&G’s integrated portfolio, superiority, productivity and organization strategy, as part of one of the most significant transformations in the company’s history,” said Joe Jimenez, lead independent director on P&G’s board. “The company has continued to consistently deliver strong growth and value creation through Jon’s steady leadership as CEO. A strong plan is in place for sustained success and now is the time to transition to Shailesh as CEO. We are fortunate and grateful to have Jon continue as Executive Chairman.”
He moved to Hyderabad in eighth grade and started boarding school as a junior. Jejurikar said his high school years in Hyderabad helped him really find himself. He discovered cricket, a sport he excelled at and played competitively every Sunday. In 12th grade, he was named head boy of the school, which offered him a real chance at leadership.
Jejurikar said one of his main life lessons came during his time as head boy. Students usually woke up in the morning, went to PE, came back to their dorms and showered before going to a study hour. As head boy, it was Jejurkar’s job to make sure everyone’s rooms were in order and beds were made. He typically made his bed every morning before he left for PE, but he was rushing one day and forgot. As he was checking other students’ rooms to make sure they had tidied up, he realized he had forgotten to make his own bed.
Jejurikar said he eventually realized his chemistry teacher had discovered the mistake, made the bed, and never mentioned a word about it to Jejurikar—no comment, no lecture, nothing.
“It left me with the biggest lesson, Jejurikar said. “What I took away from that was never to ask anyone to do something I wouldn’t do myself.”
“It has been an honor to serve as CEO of P&G, and I am incredibly proud of the value created by the people of P&G through an integrated strategy that is being executed with excellence,” said Moeller. “I look forward to supporting Shailesh and the entire team as they continue to improve the performance and value of P&G brands and categories to win with consumers and customers around the world.”
