Zimkids’ model is built on sustainability: equipping orphaned youth in Zimbabwe with education, vocational skills, and the confidence to move beyond dependency toward self-reliance. In a country where unemployment remains critically high, their results are remarkable—graduates consistently secure employment and go on to uplift their communities.

Our most recent grant to Zimkids in 2022 funded scholarships for 29 students across academic and technical fields, from engineering to skilled trades. Each graduate represents more than individual success—they become role models, mentors, and catalysts for change.

“Built by orphans, run by orphans, for orphans,” Zimkids is a powerful example of how sustained support can create generational impact—turning opportunity into resilience, and resilience into lasting community transformation.

“Zimkids not only helps to build a better life now, but it also provides its beneficiary orphans the tools and opportunities they need to build a better future.” Julie Tazzia, P&G Alumni Grant Champion

Together, we can create opportunities that lead to lasting economic prosperity!
Grant Applications are now open until Saturday May 9th 2026. 

As one of the most remarkable professional communities in the world, the P&G Alumni Network is proud to announce the 2027 Alumni Award recipients whose work serve as an example of that greatness.

• Community Service: Sofie Snauwaert Koellhoffer
• John E Pepper Humanitarian: Maame Kwaaba Stephens
• Diversity and Inclusion: Benno Dorer
• Early Achievement: Scott Lichtenthal
• Innovation: Aurelie Bon
• John G. Smale General Management: Austin Lally
• McElroy: Mike Sievert

Since 2003, these awards have been a highlight of the P&G Alumni Global Conference. This year’s recipients will take the stage in Cincinnati to share their stories, their lessons, and what drives them.

We can’t wait to introduce them properly. Full features coming soon.

Want to learn more about the awards and see who has come before them? Visit our awards page to see the full legacy of this storied tradition.

A former senior executive at Procter & Gamble, Martin joins P&G Alum Stefan Homeister on the LEITWOLF podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, reinvention, and what it truly means to create sustainable growth. Most recently announced as COO of Bosch Power Tools, Martin brings a rare combination of operator discipline, strategic rigor, and entrepreneurial curiosity to every role he takes on.

A Career Built on Billion-Dollar Growth

Over a 30+ year career at Procter & Gamble, Martin led some of the company’s most iconic global portfolios. As SVP Fabric Care North America and SVP Home Care North America, he drove major strategy resets across Europe, Latin America, and North America — including the landmark “Home is where the growth is” platform, which scaled the business from $3B to $5B.

As an operator, Martin led global brand portfolios across Dish and Air Care, most notably growing Febreze from $200M to $2B worldwide. As an innovator, he helped bring breakthrough products to market — including Febreze extensions, Dawn Powerwash, Microban, and Tide Evo — while simultaneously leading organizational transformations, new business creation, and portfolio restructuring.

From P&G to BCG to Bosch

Following his tenure at P&G, Martin served as a Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group and founded Zukunft LLC, where he focused on unlocking human potential through strategy, innovation, and AI-driven brand building. He also serves on the Supervisory Board of GIVETOGET™, reflecting his continued commitment to creating impact beyond operating roles.

Most recently, Martin stepped into the COO role at Bosch Power Tools — bringing that same operator’s mindset to one of the world’s most recognized tool brands.

What This Conversation Covers

Martin and Stefan explore the principles that enable growth in complex environments — and the leadership habits that separate good leaders from truly great ones.

• Entrepreneurial curiosity and continuous reinvention: how staying curious keeps leaders sharp across decades
• Honest feedback as a leadership gift: why the most valuable thing someone can give you is the truth
• The discipline of saying no: how a relentless focus on real leverage leads to better decisions
• Corporations vs. consulting firms: what each can learn from the other
• Why innovation only gets taken seriously when it has to be: and what that costs organizations
• Integrity as the foundation: why Martin believes it remains the single most essential trait of any leader
• The role of sports in building resilience: how early experiences shaped Martin’s approach to leadership under pressure

About LEITWOLF

This conversation is part of the Learnings from Leaders series on the LEITWOLF podcast, hosted by P&G Alum Stefan Homeister. For more inspirational conversations on leadership, subscribe to LEITWOLF wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Listen now on your favorite podcast platform: Spotify | Apple

Learn more: stefan-homeister-leadership.com

Got an idea for a future Learnings from Leaders episode? Reach out at pgalumpod@gmail.com

Our grants focus on :

• Job creation & vocational training
• Entrepreneurial support for local businesses
• Projects with active P&G alumni involvement (founders, board members, or project leaders)
• Measurable, trackable impact
  

How to apply:

• Submit online via Foundant Software
• Create an account and complete the application
• Include two years of financials and a letter of support from a P&G alum involved in the project
  

Together, we can create opportunities that lead to lasting economic prosperity!
Grant Applications are now open until Saturday May 9th 2026. 

In the 2023 cycle, grantees achieved 100% of their job creation, skills training, and business growth goals. But the real story is what followed

When catalytic funding meets P&G-trained leadership, impact compounds:

• $778,000 in additional funds raised by awardees this year alone.
• $105,800 catalyzed for JoyCorps.
• $175,000 in subsequent grants for Tikkun Farm.

This is long-term economic development powered by people who know how to build for the long run.

If this makes you proud and grateful for being a part of P&G, it should.
Now is the moment to turn that gratitude  into participation

 Volunteer .Make a gift. Make a difference.

Welcoming New Member of the P&G Alumni South Africa Board

We are delighted to welcome Kristil Manuel to the Board of the P&G Alumni Network South Africa. Kristil brings deep experience, dedication, and a strong commitment to strengthening our alumni community. Her leadership will play an important role in advancing initiatives that foster meaningful connections, collaboration, and shared value among members. We look forward to the impact she will make as we continue building an engaged and supportive network across South Africa.

Today, Mansi is Chairperson of Shell Group of Companies in India and Senior Vice President for Shell Lubricants Asia Pacific, overseeing a $2.5 billion P&L across 22 countries and 9 manufacturing plants. She is one of the few women at the leadership table in India’s energy sector, and was named among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia in 2025.

But her path here was anything but conventional.

Before Shell, Mansi spent 15 years at Procter and Gamble, including as Global Director for Gillette and Asia-Pacific Head for Consumer and Market Knowledge. She led the post-acquisition transformation of Gillette’s business model and held assignments across India, Singapore, Australia, Geneva, and the US. When an opportunity at Shell came calling, nearly everyone in her network told her not to take it. She took it anyway.

That willingness to move against the grain, grounded not in recklessness but in deep self-trust, is the thread running through this entire conversation.

What you’ll take away from this episode:

• Conviction over confidence: Mansi draws a clear distinction: conviction is not the absence of fear. It is what overrides it. She shares how that belief has guided her through career pivots, high-stakes decisions, and moments where she had to hold her ground without raising her voice.
• Authentic leadership in practice: When told to “bang the table” to get results, Mansi pushed back. Her approach: focus on the outcome, not the performance of authority. “I don’t need to talk tough. There is an alternate way in solving for things.”
• The Gillette transformation lesson: Data alone does not bring people along. Mansi reflects on what it actually takes to shift culture and build alignment across a global organization.
• B2C to B2B: Moving from consumer brands to Shell reshaped how Mansi thinks about business impact, stakeholder complexity, and what it means to lead at scale.
• Boundaries after crisis: A family health emergency forced Mansi to reconsider how she was operating. She talks openly about what changed, and why.

About the guest
Mansi holds board positions at Hankook Shell (South Korea), JOSLOC (Saudi Arabia), and MRPL Aviation. She has been recognized among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia (2025), Business World’s Most Influential Leaders (2025), and received the Woman of the Decade Award from the Women Economic Forum. A trained classical dancer and marathoner with 59 half marathons completed, she holds degrees from NIT Kurukshetra, SPJIMR, and Kellogg. She lives in India with her husband and two children.

About the host
This conversation is hosted by P&G Alum Sudha Ranganathan, who spent over 19 years in marketing leadership at P&G, PayPal, and LinkedIn, where she developed a passion for customer-centric marketing and talent development.

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Meet Sylvia.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Sylvia was recovering from severe injuries caused by domestic violence. Her wounds were still healing yet she chose to serve.

Through Spotlight on Africa, a Grant Award winner supported by Alumni Grant Champion Will Treasure, Sylvia volunteered as a Community Health Promoter, helping her village access healthcare and education when it was needed most: “Helping others gave me hope again.”

Through small but powerful investments, including orange and lemon trees and a nanny goat, Sylvia rebuilt stability. Her nanny goat has since had twins, and the milk and income they provide have helped her extend that same stability to others. Today, she teaches neighboring farmers improved techniques, supports two orphaned girls, and dreams of sending her son to school. That is the multiplier effect of Give to Gain.

Your gift is matched. Deadline: April 30.
This Women’s History Month, the P&G Fund for Gender Equality will match donations up to $50,000 through the end of April. Consider giving $100.

When she gains stability, her children gain opportunity. Her community gains leadership. And together, we build a more resilient world.

The Foundation invests in programming across the globe that contributes toward real employment, financial independence, and the economic well-being of those served. 

Spread the word among your fellow P&G Alums who share a passion for making a difference. Together, let’s empower and inspire each other to create lasting change. 

Our grants have helped to start 9,600 new businesses, train 29,000 people, and generate an estimated 260,000 community impact worldwide. This has undoubtedly changed countless lives! 

Most recently for the 2024-25 fiscal year alone, 15 different organizations, our highest annual number to date,  received a total of  $300,000 in grants. This brings our 21-year cumulative total to $2.5 million awarded to 153 grants spanning 5 continents and 47 countries. 

For information on the Grants Process and to apply for a grant, visit the Foundation Website. 

At the same time, underrepresentation in senior roles can limit access to sponsorship and informal networks that are critical for advancement. Add to this the pressure of balancing intense professional demands with disproportionate caregiving responsibilities, and it is no surprise that women leaders report higher levels of burnout. Even highly accomplished women may quietly struggle with self-doubt, questioning whether they truly belong at the table.

These challenges are not a reflection of capability. They are systemic realities.
This is where coaching can make a powerful difference.

Our team of ICF-certified coaches and P&G alumni offer a confidential, reflective space to think strategically, strengthen executive presence, and navigate complex dynamics with clarity. We support women leaders in:

• Leading authentically without compromising impact
• Responding to bias with confidence and strategy
• Building resilience and sustainable performance
• Expanding influence and strengthening sponsorship relationships
• Transforming self-doubt into grounded self-trust

With exclusive alumni rates, we’re ready to partner with you as you step into your next chapter with clarity, confidence, and impact.

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A seasoned business strategist and leader, Jeff works closely with executive teams navigating today’s complex environment, where innovation, disciplined strategy, and smart risk-taking are essential. His expertise spans strategic planning, rapid market expansion, and operational scale-up, helping organizations accelerate growth and maximize value.

Under Jeff’s leadership, SynFiny Advisors has been recognized by Inc. Magazine on the Inc. 5000 list for six consecutive years as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

Before founding SynFiny, Jeff spent 25 years at Procter & Gamble as a finance executive, leading across multiple geographies and driving large-scale business transformation. Over more than three decades, he has developed game-changing strategies across industries, products, and services, advising both startups and multi-billion-dollar enterprises.

In this candid conversation, Jeff shares lessons on reinvention across continents, saying yes before you feel fully ready, and what it truly takes to move from corporate leadership to entrepreneurial life.

This episode is hosted by Ida Abdalkhani, Change Catalyzer, award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and P&G Alumni Board Member.

This is a sponsored episode with SynFiny Advisors, a proud sponsor of the P&G Alumni Network.

Interested in featuring your company or executives on the P&G Alumni Podcast? Reach out to jswuest@pgalums.com

This year the P&G Alumni Foundation in partnership with the P&G Women’s Leadership forum are partnering for International Women’s Day March 8th 2026.    This year’s theme Give to Gain, feels deeply personal for all P&G Alums.  

A Story of What “Give to Gain” Really Means

One of our previous P&G Alumni Foundation grant award winners, the Sherbro Foundation Sierra Leone, led by P&G Alum Grant Champion Arlene Golembiewski, shows exactly how powerful this model can be.  Sherbro Foundation Sierra Leone has a clear mission: lifting rural Sierra Leone from subsistence living to self-reliance through education and economic opportunity. They plant seeds of change — believing lasting transformation happens when communities lead it themselves.

Every morning Abibatu Kamara walks to her three-acre farm with confidence she did not always have.  A divorced mother supporting five family members, Abibatu once survived on petty trading, earning barely enough to feed her household day by day. Everything changed when she joined the Let Them Earn program, supported by Sherbro Foundation. Through an interest-free loan and modern farming training, she gained the tools to transform overgrown land into productive farmland.

Today, she:

• Grows peanuts, rice, and cassava for reliable harvest cycles
• Hires local laborers, creating jobs for others
• Covers food, school fees, and farm expansion costs

But the real gain goes beyond income. Abibatu now makes her own farming decisions. She speaks up in village meetings. She is respected. She is secure.  When we give wisely, women gain independence — and entire communities rise.

The Multiplier Effect of Your Gift

This year, the P&G Fund for Gender Equality will match all donations up to $50,000 through the end of April, 

Your gift goes further. And the impact multiplies.

Consider what your generosity can do:

• $50 can help a Sierra Leone woman farmer buy peanut seed that triples her income.
• $100 can help an African woman learn basic business skills — increasing her income from $1.35 to $4.19 per day, moving toward a livable wage.
• $250 can fund a farmer loan that doubles a family’s farm size from 2 to 4 acres.
• $500 can help 50 Sierra Leone farmers learn small business skills they have never had access to — or test the business idea of an aspiring entrepreneur in Colorado.
• $1,000 can help 50 farmers learn modern growing methods that double or triple incomes — or equip at-risk young Italian adults with tools to become future gelato-makers.

These are not abstract numbers. These are women like Abibatu.

A Challenge to Our Alumni Community

Here’s a simple challenge:
Consider giving $100.

For many of us, that is manageable. For a woman entrepreneur in rural Africa, it can change the trajectory of her income, her children’s education, and her long-term stability.

Give to Gain is not just a theme.
It is a principle we lived at P&G.
When someone invested in us, we grew.

Now it’s our turn.

Let’s come together as a global alumni community.
Let’s fully unlock the $50,000 match.
Let’s fund her future.

When she gains, we all do.

We honor Alumni in the following categories:

• Community Service: For an individual who has made a significant contribution of their time, effort, and expertise to the community in which they live. The award can reflect a single event or a lifetime of work.
• John E. Pepper Humanitarian: For an individual who has made a significant contribution to the human condition through their time, effort, or expertise, whether this was a single event or a lifetime of work. This award is intended to recognize actions that go well beyond efforts in a single community or location and serve mankind as a whole.
• Diversity & Inclusion:  For an individual who has delivered exceptional results by leveraging a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. This person is a proven leader and role model who has inspired others to drive equality and to lead inclusively in the workplace and/or in society.
• Early Achievement:  For an individual who, in the early stages of their career, has shown outstanding potential based on early achievements in innovation, entrepreneurship or general management. This awardee empowers those around them and makes a meaningful impact on the markets they serve, representing the best of P&G Alumni.
• Innovation: For an individual who has contributed a significant innovation to the world of business during their career. This is an award to recognize creativity that has been translated into business success.
• John G. Smale General Management: For an individual who has made a significant contribution to the world of business whether the result of a single event or concept or the compilation of a lifetime of achievements.
• McElroy: Procter & Gamble has long been recognized as the preeminent consumer company in the world and it desires to maintain this position. This is specifically not a “Marketer of the Year” award to be focused solely on the marketing function nor on a single time period. Rather, this award is intended to recognize significant contributions to the art and science of satisfying the consumer whether that is the result of a single event or concept or the compilation of a lifetime of achievements.

To nominate an alum or to self-nominate, click on the link below. You will be asked to provide contact information and LinkedIn profiles for you as well as the person you are nominating along with an explanation of the basis for your recommendation (max 500 words). If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please confirm that they want to be considered.

A committee of P&G Alumni peers will review all nominees and make the final selection, to be announced this Fall and recognized at the 2027 P&G Alumni Global Conference.
All recipients must agree to attend the awards ceremony in person. For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

Application deadline is Wednesday, March 20, 2026.

Ready to Nominate?
Nominations are available to logged-in P&G Alumni Network members.
Please log in to access the nomination form.

Since our inception, the P&G Alumni Network has recognized P&G Alumni leaders who have continued to impact their industries and communities, during and beyond their service at P&G. 

We honor Alumni in the following categories:

• Community Service: For an individual who has made a significant contribution of their time, effort and expertise to the community in which they live. The award can reflect a single event or a lifetime of work.
• John E. Pepper Humanitarian: For an individual who has made a significant contribution to the human condition through their time, effort or expertise, whether this was a single event or a lifetime of work. This award is intended to recognize actions that go well beyond efforts in a single community or location and serve mankind as a whole.
• Diversity & Inclusion:  For an individual who has delivered exceptional results by leveraging a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. This person is a proven leader and role model who has inspired others to drive equality and to lead inclusively in the workplace and/or in society.
• Early Achievement:  For an individual who, in the early stages of their career, has shown outstanding potential based on early achievements in innovation, entrepreneurship or general management. This awardee empowers those around them and makes a meaningful impact on the markets they serve, representing the best of P&G Alumni.
• Innovation: For an individual who has contributed a significant innovation to the world of business during their career. This is an award to recognize creativity that has been translated into business success.
• John G. Smale General Management: For an individual who has made a significant contribution to the world of business whether the result of a single event or concept or the compilation of a lifetime of achievements.
• McElroy: Procter & Gamble has long been recognized as the preeminent consumer company in the world and it desires to maintain this position. This is specifically not a “Marketer of the Year” award to be focused solely on the marketing function nor on a single time period. Rather, this award is intended to recognize significant contributions to the art and science of satisfying the consumer whether that is the result of a single event or concept or the compilation of a lifetime of achievements. 

Expanded Impact – Our cumulative impact has grown from a few thousand to 260,000+ people in 47 countries / 5 continents so far! With nearly $2.5MM in grants, on average that’s less than $10 to change a life. 

Berlin Network Conference  – What a successful conference with such energy! We are grateful for generous matching gifts at the conference from Deb Kielty, Federico Minoli, John Pepper and the German Förderverein Board totalling $280,000. 

Francie Garber Pepper Grant for Women’s Empowerment – We were thrilled to launch the first annual Francie Garber Pepper Grant for Women’s Empowerment awarded to The Aruna Project, which creates lifelong freedom for survivors of human trafficking in India by providing sustainable employment and holistic care. Congratulations to alum Grant Champion Maddie Bell for her leadership with this grant.

Highest Ever Grants Awarded! – Thanks to the generosity of 690+ donors we awarded a record breaking $300,000 to 15 organizations aligned with our economic empowerment mission. Last year the grants committee evaluated a record-high 84 applications submitted by alumni-supported non-profits, showcasing the exceptional work being done globally. 

New Fun-fundraising – Thanks to volunteers who created the Night of Gratitude Honoring Cincinnati Champions and raised over $400,000 for grants all around the world and the California Bay Area Chapter for the Vineyard Dinner. We look ahead to more new fun events together in 2026.

New Family of Foundation Affiliates – In Germany, China, and Italy, local Alumni Chapters and the Foundation are already working together to support the Foundation’s global mission while enjoying full local tax benefits. 

We Made the Match! – Thank you to all who helped us raise $100,000 during our 2025 year-end campaign, which was doubled by David Taylor’s match to be $200,000. Thank you, David and all, for your continued support and generosity!

Donors, Volunteers, and Ambassadors Make It All Possible! The increase in grant awards and impact is made possible by a record-breaking level of fundraising. Thank you to all donors, volunteers, and ambassadors for your support. With the support of donors plus 300+ alumni volunteers and ambassadors, our impact continues to expand! 

Our next grant cycle is open March 30 – May 9, 2026

Know an alum doing impactful work? Invite them to apply for our next grant cycle! 

A lifelong innovator and learning evangelist, Hari brings rare perspective at the intersection of corporate scale and entrepreneurial thinking.

He currently serves as Vice President of R&D for Global Fabric Care at P&G and has previously led innovation, strategy, M&A, and transformation across some of the world’s most complex organizations.

But this conversation isn’t about titles.
It’s about how leaders keep growing when the playbook keeps changing.

In this candid conversation, Hari and Ida Abdalkhani explore:

• Why the best leaders focus on learning velocity, not expertise
• How to ask “the question behind the question” in moments of uncertainty
• What it really takes to lead across cultures, industries, and life stages
• How reinvention is less about reinvention and more about alignment
• Why curiosity is the most underrated leadership skill

Hari’s career includes leadership roles at:

• Procter & Gamble (14+ years across the U.S. and China)
• Sime Darby, where he helped guide a transformation into three public companies
• Kimberly-Clark’s Global Innovation Center in Seoul
• Innosight, the innovation firm founded by Clayton Christensen

He also serves as Chairman of the Global P&G Alumni Foundation and Chairman Emeritus of the Edison Awards, and has taught executive education at Duke and Tuck.

From arriving in Wisconsin as an immigrant student working summer farm jobs to leading innovation across Asia and global boardrooms, Hari’s story is a reminder that growth is not linear and learning is never finished.

If you’re navigating change, rethinking your career, or trying to lead with intention in uncertain times, this episode is for you.

This conversation was hosted by Ida Abdalkhani, Change Catalyzer — an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and P&G Alumni Board Member.

It was a special opportunity to reconnect, catch up, and rekindle the shared experiences and camaraderie that define the P&G family. Bringing together alumni across generations, the evening reflected the enduring spirit, relationships, and sense of belonging that continue to unite the community.

A truly heartwarming night.

Interested in reconnecting with fellow P&G alumni in Singapore?
Join the Singapore Chapter to stay connected through local events, shared experiences, and a community built on the P&G spirit.

P&G Alumni Mexico serves as a forum to maintain professional relationships, exchange knowledge, and create opportunities for meaningful collaboration. We are confident that Martha’s and Moisés’ participation on the Board will contribute significantly to the continued growth and impact of the chapter.

Alumni are warmly invited to take part in upcoming activities, working groups, and events. Event details and contact information are available through our usual channels. Members are also encouraged to share ideas by contacting any Board member or writing to pgalums@yahoo.com.

Please join us in congratulating Martha Montemayor and Moisés Avelar on their appointments to the Board.

Manuel García Lascuráin
President, Mexico Chapter

Ashley Daisley
Signal vs. Noise: How Leaders Cut Through Trend Chaos
A practical framework for distinguishing meaningful consumer insights from distracting trends, featuring the CAMP model used by Tide North America’s Front-End Innovation team.

Robyn Bolton
How Insights-Driven Culture Change Delivered 4x Growth
A case study in using customer insight and cultural transformation to accelerate growth goals in a constrained, high-pressure environment.

Claire Miller
No Big Budget, No Problem: Scaling a $100M Idea
How curiosity, direct conversations, and rapid learning helped launch and scale a rideshare-for-kids business with purpose and speed.

Enjoyed this session?
Stay connected to future conversations, case studies, and alumni-led learning opportunities.

To all charitable organizations whose efforts align with the Foundation’s mission of economic empowerment and where a P&G Alum is actively and meaningfully involved: we will be accepting grant applications between Monday, March 30 and Saturday, May 9, 2026.

The Foundation invests in programming across the globe that contributes toward real employment, financial independence, and the economic well-being of those served. 

Spread the word among your fellow P&G Alums who share a passion for making a difference. Together, let’s empower and inspire each other to create lasting change. 

Our grants have helped to start 9,600 new businesses, train 29,000 people, and generate an estimated 260,000 community impact worldwide. This has undoubtedly changed countless lives! Most recently for 2024-25 fiscal year alone, 14 different organizations, our highest annual number to date,  received a total of  $275,000  in grants bringing our 21-year cumulative total to $2.5 million in grants awarded globally. 

Watch this space for further practical information on the application process. 

For more information on the impact of our grants, explore our FY2024/2025 Impact Report to enjoy success stories, new ways alums are involved and our financial picture.

Contexts may differ, but the leadership question is the same:
How do I stay relevant, visible, and true to myself while leading with impact?

Coaching offers a decisive edge: a confidential space to think clearly, challenge assumptions, strengthen confidence, and turn insight into action—when it matters most.

Five themes are shaping the future of leadership—and where coaching accelerates impact:

Future-Ready Leadership & Executive Presence
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One of those people is Bob Gilbreath, who shares – and reflects on – four stories on how leaders like John Pepper spark the best in the rest of us.

WHAT’S YOUR JOHN PEPPER STORY?
So many of us have memories and moments where John left a lasting mark, and we’d love to hear them. Just send an email or voice memo to pgalumpod@gmail.com, and we may just feature it on a future episode.

This essay was originally featured on P&G Alum Bob Gilbreath’s podcast & newsletter “The Workaround” (behearty.substack.com).
Got an idea for a future “Learnings from Leaders” episode – reach out at pgalumpod@gmail.com

After a 26-year career at Procter & Gamble, Austin made the leap to scale Verisure nearly 10x — reaching an enterprise value of €20B+, serving more than 6 million subscribers, and generating €3.4B in annual revenue. In October 2024, Austin led Verisure through a landmark IPO on NASDAQ Stockholm — the largest IPO in Europe in three years, the largest private-equity-backed IPO in European history, and the biggest in Sweden in 25 years.

Before Verisure, Austin spent 26 years at Procter & Gamble, where his career spanned leadership roles across Beauty, Feminine Care, Fabric & Home Care, and Corporate Marketing. He spent seven formative years in Greater China helping build P&G’s presence in the region, and later served as Global President of Braun and Appliances, leading a major turnaround and sitting on P&G’s Global Leadership Council. Along the way, he was named to Advertising Age’s Global Power 100.

Austin is Scottish and a graduate of the University of Glasgow, where he won the World Universities Debating Championship and served as elected President of the Students’ Representative Council. Outside of work, he’s deeply passionate about music — including a past life as a highly rated indie-rock DJ in southern China — and is a lifelong supporter of Celtic FC and Liverpool FC. You’ll enjoy this candid conversation about leadership at scale, taking smart risks, staying close to the work, and why “kicking the ball” often matters more than measuring it from the sidelines.

This conversation is hosted by P&G Alum Sudha Ranganathan, who’s spent over 19 years in diverse Marketing leadership roles at companies like P&G, PayPal, and LinkedIn where she’s honed her passion for customer-centric marketing and talent development.

Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Dipak served as CEO of Excelligence Learning Corporation, a childhood education company backed by private equity. Before that, he was CFO at The Nature’s Bounty Company, a $3+ billion health and wellness consumer products company with brands including Holland & Barrett. Dipak also spent seven transformative months as CFO of Chobani, helping structure the rapidly growing company through capital raising and private equity partnerships.

Earlier in his career, Dipak spent 18 years at Procter & Gamble in finance and operations leadership roles across multiple geographies. His P&G career began in London, followed by an early expatriate assignment to Caracas, Venezuela. He held finance leadership positions during the Clairol acquisition, in corporate treasury, and in global M&A, and later became Global Divisional CFO and COO for Pringles, one of P&G’s youngest executives to hold this role. His final position at P&G was leading finance for the global feminine care division.

Dipak serves on the board of Spring Health and holds a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from St. John’s College, Cambridge University.

This conversation is hosted by P&G alum Sudha Ranganathan, who has spent over 19 years in diverse marketing leadership roles at companies including P&G, PayPal, and LinkedIn, where she has honed her passion for customer-centric marketing and talent development.

This is a sponsored episode with our partners at Palo Alto Networks, a proud global presenting sponsor of the P&G Alumni Network. Interested in featuring your company and executives on the P&G Alumni Podcast? Reach out to jswuest@pgalums.com.

Most recently, Ankur has been leading Amazon’s Global Retail Imports strategy and technology roadmap, driving more than $1 Billion in projected annual savings while navigating the realities of global trade, compliance, and an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Before returning to Amazon, Ankur spent 1.5 years as an early Ops exec at CarGurus, where he helped build the operating model and financial infrastructure for a new digital retail division. Prior to that, Ankur spent nearly NINE years at Amazon across a wide range of supply chain and operations leadership roles — from warehouse and last-mile operations, to robotics fulfillment, to vendor integration during the COVID-era supply recovery. Across all those diverse Amazon roles, Ankur drove billions in measurable value, owned a $500M+ P&L, operated across 20+ facilities, and led teams of 700+ people. Earlier in his career, Ankur spent six years at Procter & Gamble as a Senior Purchasing Manager in Cincinnati and Singapore, working across categories including Baby, Fem, and Family Care packaging, and leading multi-market supplier and cost transformations. Ankur began his career at Toyota North America in Northern Kentucky, managing large-scale portfolios and vehicle programs. 

Ankur earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell and his master’s from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business / Tauber Institute, and is now based in the greater Boston area with his wife and three children. You’ll enjoy this candid conversation about constant curiosity, bias for action, and how a genuine care for people and relationships can make a difference. 

Featuring the voices – and learnings – from John Pepper, Srikant Nayak, Bhavesh Shah, Brynne Thompson, Matthew Dicks, Michael Seitz, Gerry Preece, Raul Murguia, Falk Fuhrmann, Eric Tholomé, Rashmi Rammohan, Adam Antoniewicz, Ayu Dewi, Bob Arnold, Meredith Meyer, Marc Stoiber, Sarah Kochling, Koji Kobayashi, Greg McKeown, Teresa Tanner, Ayan Sanyal, Shailesh Jejurikar, Priti Ohri, David Taylor, Sandeep Seth, Victor Aguilar, and Vineet Mehra. 

SPECIAL THANKS to all of our P&G Alumni Podcast co-hosts and contributors — Alexandre Hirlinger, Sudha Ranganathan, Andrew Tarvin, Emily Chang, Bob Gilbreath, Andrew Tarvin, Sharad Lal, Stefan Homeister, and Rajiv Satyal — we couldn’t do it without you!

Heard something you missed? Be sure to go back and check out each guest’s full episode. Got a suggestion for a future episode? Send a note to pgalums@gmail.com — we’d love to hear from you!

Our relationship with the Company continues to be outstanding, and I can honestly say we are the envy of corporate alumni groups everywhere. Special thanks to Marc Pritchard for our remarkable partnership with the Company and to Jon Moeller for his support. We look forward to working with Shailesh Jejurikar as he takes on his leadership position.

As some of you know, in my day job, I teach the classic “one page memo” class called Leadership On Paper, and in that role, I get to meet a wide range of current Company employees. When I’m with them, in addition to the workshop, I have the opportunity to tell them about the Company of which they are a part. The heritage. The values. The special bond that we all share. The Company continues to identify great talent and, even more importantly, people who share the values that separate P&G from so many other fine organisations.

Last June, we held our 12th Global Conference in the host city of Berlin. Thanks to the hard work of Ute Hagen, Otmar Debald and the entire German Chapter, we had a record turnout and an outstanding event. Videos of each session are available for viewing. In 2027, we will return the event to the U.S. and specifically to the city where it all began – Cincinnati. More news to come, and I hope we will see many of you there.

Financially, we continue to be on a very solid footing, and the Foundation had yet another banner year, which you can track in the Annual Impact Report. Rest assured that our conservative approach to financials has the Network and the Foundation protected with the funds needed to operate for several years, and plans are underway to expand our ability to generate the funding required to grow our offerings for our alumni.

In 2025, we added several new faces to the Network Board, and we thank several of our peers who have moved on. Joining the Board are Patricia Spisto from Mexico, Hikaru Adachi from Japan, Ali Tahiri from Morocco, Catherine Hostein from France, Sophia Toh, our new Treasurer, and Raquelle Zuzarte from the U.S.

I want to take a moment to thank York Huang who has built and led our Chinese Chapters to great success, Eric Vanderschueren our outgoing Treasurer and my personal counsellor, Ute Hagen our outgoing Vice Chair and Berlin Global Conference organizer who is moving on to focus on developing our European organization, and Fernando Jimenez from our Mexico Chapter who focused on Enrichment, for their service.

Our board continues to reflect the diversity of our membership and the global reach of our mission. To better serve the breadth of the membership, we added two new seats to the Board this year.

Consistent with our mission, we continue to expand our offerings, adding them to our existing enrichment programs, and dramatically improving our communications tools and processes, all in order to serve our members better.

Notable successes, among our programs and initiatives, include:
Beyond our very successful Learnings From Leaders podcast series and our global and Spanish-speaking webinar series, we have started targeted webinars for subsets of the Network based on areas of particular interest. Our Women’s Forum, our Black Alumni Forum, the Digital Forum, and our Insights & Analytics Forum each have created dedicated content. And the Foundation continues to create special content of interest to our members and our donors.
The Women’s Leadership Forum has begun a program dedicated to helping alumni prepare for and secure board roles, augmenting their highly regarded coaching program.
Our Younger Alumni efforts are being bolstered by the addition of several younger alumni to the Board. We are exploring a Mentoring program designed to match senior alumni with their younger counterparts.

Further:
We continued to add and build our chapter organisation and had several chapter leaders in attendance at the Conference. Ranu Gupta, who leads our chapter efforts, has helped us add chapters in several cities and countries around the world.
We have worked with the Company, which now includes information about the Network in the exit package for employees who leave the business. This will make it easier for them to seamlessly transition and continue to be part of our lifelong family.
And as can be seen in the Alumni Foundation Impact Report, our Foundation had another remarkable year in terms of both fundraising and grants, dramatically increasing our impact against the objective of alumni involvement in fostering economic empowerment around the world.
We are now exploring a program to connect our alumni with companies that see the benefit of contracting to have P&G expertise and experience as part of their businesses. More to come on this.

It has been a turbulent year around the world. Too many of us have taken to a we/they view on nearly every topic, every conversation, every debate. Compromise and statesmanship appear to be unacceptable to too many leaders. As I said in last year’s letter, as we embark on the new year, we continue to face a world of greater uncertainty than we have encountered in some time. But the people in this Network, this family, continue to believe that the shared values that connect us as alumni will allow us to deal with whatever comes our way.

Once again, I leave you with my own belief — that when we harness the experience, expertise, and creativity of Procter & Gamble people, we can make great things happen.

In sum, as we move forward, I am pleased to report that the Network and the Foundation continue to be healthy and thriving – and it’s all thanks to you, who have been with us from the very start.

From our families to yours, our sincere wish for 2026 is Peace on Earth and Goodwill toward Everyone.

Ed Tazzia, Chairman

Before December 31, you can still help the P&G Alumni Foundation fund alumni-led nonprofits that train people to build their own sustainable futures. Please consider supporting your fellow P&G Alumni community around the globe who are using their P&G training to create lasting opportunities.  

Every dollar creates opportunity — training someone for a job, starting a small business, or leading their community toward a better tomorrow. 

Like Just Earth – Kenya (P&G Alum Grant Champion Alex Lloyd Davies): With the support of a P&G Alumni Foundation Grant, farmers in rural villages and the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, home to circa 300,000 refugees,  learn sustainable agriculture, business, and finance skills — boosting harvests 3x–8x, improving family nutrition and enabling children to go to school.

We have come a long way, but for every Grant like Just Earth, 5 more organizations are waiting to be funded.  That is 10,000 people who will not be trained this year alone.  

Let’s finish 2025 strong. Together, we can turn our shared P&G training into a global opportunity.

Give before Dec 31, 2025.  

Help us fund a full year of grants – our goal is $275,000.  It’s with true gratitude to P&G Alum David Taylor — every dollar donated to the Alumni Foundation will be 100% MATCHED!   Your donation of $25 becomes $50, $100 becomes $200, $1,000 becomes $2,000, and so on up to $100,000!

There are many Ways to Give

He returns to our podcast to discuss his new book, “100 Books That Shaped My Life: Reflections on a Lifetime of Reading, “which might just be the perfect gift this holiday season, for yourself or for anyone in your life who loves a good read.

“100 Books That Shaped My Life” is no mere book list — it is a life story told through the books that walked alongside John: as a husband, father, leader, citizen, and as someone thinking deeply about what matters most in the time we’re given. These are the books that shaped John’s understanding of history, democracy, gratitude, and hope — especially in the most recent chapters of his life.

Moving from Values, to Biographies, Philosophy, U.S. and Global History, Memoirs, Novels, and Personal Essays, 100 Books That Shaped My Life mirrors something true about John himself: a leader shaped not by one discipline, but by a lifelong curiosity across every discipline. In our conversation, John reflects on how a lifetime of reading helped him better live a lifetime — deepening his understanding of friendship, love, loss, courage, service, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.

John’s literary influences range from novelists like John Steinbeck, Oliver Sacks, Wallace Stegner, Marilynne Robinson, George Orwell, and Tolstoy, to memoirists such as Frederick Douglass, Katharine Graham, James Reston, and Michelle Obama, to historians and biographers including David Blight, Jon Meacham, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jill Lepore, and so many others. Woven through all of it is a deeply human narrative — his love for his late wife, Francie; his reflections on aging, family, and purpose; the leaders who shaped him; the lessons hard-won; and the quiet moments that stayed with him.

As Bob Iger put it, “Whether you’re an executive or simply someone who loves reading and learning, you will find great value and wisdom in this book.” And we couldn’t agree more. For anyone who enjoys learning from lived experience, this conversation — and this book — make a wonderful companion. It might even inspire you to reflect on everything you’ve read and learned along the way. Be sure to check out John Pepper’s “100 Books That Shaped My Life” wherever you get your favorite books.

Thank you to all members who cast their vote in this year’s P&G Alumni Network Board Elections. We are proud to introduce the leaders who will guide our Network’s mission, deepen community engagement, and carry forward our vision for global impact.

2025 Board Member Electees

ED TAZZIA | Re-elected Incumbent | USA
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Ed is a founding member of the P&G Alumni Network with 24 years of dedicated service, instrumental in establishing and shaping the organization. As Chairman since 2003, his leadership and strategic vision have significantly contributed to its global impact. Ed’s unwavering commitment to fostering diversity, building friendships, and driving impactful initiatives like women’s leadership and webinars reflect his passion for community development. His extensive experience, collaborative spirit, and long-term dedication make him highly qualified to continue leading the alumni community toward greater growth and
influence.

ANTHONY ROSE | Re-elected Incumbent | Singapore
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Anthony brings a wealth of international experience and a deep dedication to diversity, leadership, and social impact. Over 24 years at P&G, GSK, and Walmart, he pioneered influential marketing initiatives and championed gender equality, reaching and inspiring thousands of women leaders worldwide. Based in Singapore, he actively builds regional chapters and strengthens global alumni networks. His strategic insights, entrepreneurial leadership, and passion for creating a more equitable world position him as a highly inspiring candidate committed to expanding the network’s reach and impact for future generations.

KENDRA SPEED | Re-elected Incumbent | USA
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Kendra is a passionate leader dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and community engagement, with a robust background at P&G and other organizations. She has led initiatives to promote inclusion and founded the African American CMK Network, demonstrating her commitment to building purposeful and impactful relationships. Her international experience in marketing, insights, and analytics, combined with her ongoing involvement in the P&G Alumni Network, underscores her strong belief in the power of community. Her strategic focus on broadening engagement, fostering meaningful connections, and creating opportunities for the next generation makes her an excellent candidate for advancing the Network’s mission.

NEIL COMERFORD | Re-elected Incumbent | South Africa
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Neil offers extensive global experience from his 19-year career at P&G and a focus on engaging younger alumni and expanding regional chapters. His mentorship, entrepreneurial background, and active participation in the South Africa and UK chapters showcase his commitment to building a vibrant, inclusive alumni community. Neil’s strategic approach emphasizes attracting new members, especially Young Alumni, and delivering valuable propositions to keep them engaged. His energy, international perspective, and dedication to community growth make him a strong candidate to help strengthen and expand the network further.

GINA LAM | Re-elected Incumbent | USA
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Gina is a seasoned global strategic leader with 23 years of industry experience at P&G, across multiple sectors (consumer, Rx, luxury) and roles in marketing, innovation, and acquisition integration. Her dedication to producing signature events like the Washington, DC 2023 Global Biennial and customizing portfolio services for different alumni segments (P&G SoFlo, B-Suites, Black Alumni, Women’s Leadership, Digital Forum & Entrepreneurs) demonstrates her commitment to strengthening the Network. Gina’s leadership in cultural equity, higher ed and social tech, makes her a compelling candidate committed to ensuring that the alumni organization remains meaningfully relevant and connected for future impact.

HIKARU RAY ADACHI | Re-elected Incumbent | Japan
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Hikaru is a senior executive with leadership roles at FamilyMart and extensive experience at P&G in Japan and Korea. As founder of the Japan Alumni Chapter in 1998 and leader since, he strives to deepen regional alumni engagement and increase integration with the global network. His dedication to strengthening Japan’s alumni community, fostering cross-cultural connections, and expanding regional initiatives highlights his strategic vision. Hikaru’s leadership, language skills, and cross-cultural expertise make him a strong advocate for enhancing the global alumni ecosystem and fostering closer regional and international collaboration.

RAQUELLE ZUZARTE | Newly Elected | USA
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Raquelle is a dynamic marketing leader with international experience in CPG, pharma, tech, and media, and a strong connection to P&G from her early career. She has served on the New York Chapter Board since 2008, leading signature events with P&G C-Suite Alumni and moderating panels at Cannes Lions, Advertising Week, and Global P&G Reunions. She also hosted guests on the P&G podcast Learnings from Leaders. Her passion for authentic relationships, innovative storytelling, and AI-driven creativity fuels her ability to build meaningful partnerships and foster community growth as an energetic, visionary leader within the Global P&G Alumni Network

We extend our appreciation to all nominees for their commitment and contributions to the P&G Alumni community and look forward to an inspiring term ahead!

Vineet is a global marketing leader, Board Director, and advisor recognized for building disruptive, category-defining brands. Previously, Vineet served as Global Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, where he led the $100B company through its COVID-19 transformation, and as Chief Growth Officer at Ancestry, launching AncestryDNA to redefine consumer genomics. Before that, Vineet served in many rising leadership roles across CPG. At Johnson & Johnson, Vineet was Global President of Baby Care and Global President of Marketing, overseeing a multibillion-dollar portfolio and modernizing worldwide marketing capabilities. Vineet held early leadership roles at Novartis Consumer Health across Europe, the U.S., and Canada, as well as brand-building assignments at General Mills. Procter & Gamble was Vineet’s career start — first in Canada in Beauty Sales & Marketing, and later as a regional Beauty Care Brand Manager in Asia – shaping his reputation as one of the industry’s most globally experienced marketers.

Named among Forbes’ 50 Most Influential CMOs, Vineet is committed to advancing the marketing industry — currently serving as an advisor to Spotify, MMA Global, Ridge Ventures, OfferFit by Braze, AI Trailblazers, and Virtuosi LEAP. Previously, Vineet held senior advisory and board roles at WPP, Apollo Global Management, AdTheorent, Adweek, Knotch, and Effie Worldwide — where he served as Chairman of the Board. An avid traveler, Vineet has visited over 80 countries and cherishes creating memories with his family.

This episode is hosted by P&G Alum Sudha Ranganathan, who’s spent over 19 years in diverse Marketing leadership roles at companies like P&G, PayPal, and LinkedIn where she’s honed her passion for customer-centric marketing and talent development.

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This is your final opportunity in 2025 to sign up for one of our Coaching Consult Sessions—100% quality, 100% free!

1. 100% of those who had a Free Consult would recommend the P&G Alumni Coaching Program to their friends or colleagues.
2. 98% of participants found the coaching experience to be valuable or very valuable.

We are a group of 12 accomplished women, all former P&G leaders, who have excelled in our corporate careers. As highly trained, ICF-certified professional coaches, we bring a wealth of expertise and a global perspective, collectively fluent in multiple languages.

This special discounted program is designed exclusively for P&G alumni and is proudly sponsored by the P&G Alumni Women’s Leadership Forum. Additionally, a portion of the program fees supports the impactful work of the P&G Alumni Foundation.

We are ready to partner with you!

Join the movement and give.  There are many ways to give, whether it is some of your time or a donation to your local charity.  Or you can consider giving to The P&G Alumni Foundation that is working to teach and create sustainable economic empowerment around the world.

One example is the non profit ELIS in Italy with P&G Alum Grant Champion Virginia Filippi.  Through a 2024 grant from the P&G Alumni Foundation, 15 young adults who have come in contact with the legal justice system have been trained with professional certification as industrial electrical installers, given life skills coaching, and peer-to-peer mentorship as part of Elis’ Project Second Chance. Previous participants saw nearly 100% reduction in recidivism, allowing them to create a sustainable life for themselves and their families.  Over 6,000 people have been trained by this program so far.

This year was our highest grant year ever- $230,000 awarded from 12 Grants plus an additional $20,000 in Germany – with 260,000+ lives improved across 47 countries.  Although we have come a long way, there is still much to be done.  For every grant we make, 5 are waiting for funding, that’s 10,000 people not trained and 2,000 new businesses not started this year alone.

YEAR-END CHALLENGE!

We invite you to consider a new or extended gift to the Foundation.  Help us fund a full year of grants – our goal is $275,000. Your support inspires others to get involved and creates a ripple effect of positive change. It’s with true gratitude to P&G Alum David Taylor that  every dollar donated to the Alumni Foundation will be 100% MATCHED!   Your donation of $25 becomes $50, $100 becomes $200, $1,000 becomes $2,000 and so on up to $100,000!