Mumbai: Haleon has announced the appointment of Kedar Lele as President for the India Subcontinent, effective January 2026. In his new role, Lele will also join the Haleon Executive Team (HET), the company’s global leadership body, strengthening alignment with Haleon’s Win as One strategy.
Lele succeeds Navneet Saluja, India Subcontinent General Manager, who retired in October 2025. As President, India Subcontinent, Lele will be responsible for driving growth across the region and advancing Haleon’s ambition of reaching one billion more consumers by 2030, while furthering the company’s purpose of delivering better everyday health with humanity.
With over 25 years of experience spanning FMCG, advertising, digital innovation, and the automotive sectors, Lele joins Haleon from Castrol India Ltd, where he served as Managing Director. Prior to Castrol, he spent nearly two decades at Hindustan Unilever Ltd, holding several senior leadership positions, including Executive Director for Sales and Customer Development in South Asia and Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh.
Lele holds an MBA in Strategic Marketing and Operations from the Indian School of Business and a postgraduate diploma in Marketing Communications from MICA. He currently serves on the board of TVS Automobile Solutions and has previously held the role of Vice President at the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bangladesh.
In his new role, Lele is expected to play a key role in strengthening Haleon’s presence in the India Subcontinent, accelerating growth across its consumer health portfolio, and reinforcing the company’s leadership in delivering accessible and trusted everyday health solutions across the region.
