MUMBAI:  P&G India has appointed Rohini Venkateswaran as sales head of the organisation who will take over from the new year. She replaces Sairamana Ponugoti who resigned recently with his last day being 31 December 2024.  The company informed the BSE about the development through a regulatory filing today.

Rohini Venkateswaran is an alumnus of SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai. She currently serves as the vice president & country manager Procter & Gamble Gulf - east gulf & sales strategy Gulf. In her current role, Rohini is responsible for five countries in Gulf- Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar as general manager and UAE as overall sales strategy leader.   

She joined Procter and Gamble India in 2005 in sales, and has diverse experiences in distributor management, modern trade and sales strategy and planning roles across geographies including Dubai and the US. She has worked with all global customers and channels including e-commerce and has also gained diverse experience as the commercial leader for Olay and Old Spice in India.

She is passionate about equality and  inclusion and building long-term strategic partnerships with stakeholders. She enjoys coaching and mentoring people in bringing out their best. She is a graduate in mechanical engineering from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore.