Relevant Expertise

  • Expert in global brand growth and portfolio management from serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for Colgate-Palmolive and leading its marketing function at global scale with a significant advertising budget. Mukul has a deep understanding of strategic brand portfolio management and has helped successfully grow and expand Colgate’s consumer product division by stepping up product innovation as well as investment in consistent brand advertising and strengthening go-to-market strategies.
  • Strong international operational experience with a distinguished track record, including as the current President of Colgate’s Asia Pacific Division and chairman of Colgate India. Mukul also has a history of operating businesses with P&L responsibility in multiple emerging economy countries and has led acquisitions of brands and businesses to expand presence in geographies including Myanmar. He has also demonstrated his ability to build digital strategies that drive digital transformation in multiple geographies, including growing business in key markets for driving growth such as India and China.
  • Influential leader who as chairman of Colgate India has steered a large organization towards significant growth with an emphasis on innovation and optimism. Repeatedly promoted into increasingly senior roles at Unilever and now Colgate, Mukul is valued for the clarity of his market-level and community-level insights as well as his commitment to integrity.

 

Career Highlights

  • President, Asia Pacific Division of Colgate-Palmolive Company (2018 – Present) and Chairman of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (2018 – Present)
  • Chief Marketing Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company (2015 – 2018)
  • President, Asia Division of Colgate-Palmolive (2012 – 2015)
  • Managing Director for Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (2010 – 2012)
  • Various roles of increasing seniority at Colgate Palmolive (2004 – 2010)
  • Sales and marketing roles of increasing responsibility at Unilever (1984-2004)

 

Other Public Company Board Experience

  • Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (including chair) (2018 – Present)

 

Other

  • Mukul also serves as a Governor on The American Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) Board of Governors and a member of the Advisory Board for The Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business