Colgate-Palmolive India has appointed Akash Parekh as Executive Vice President – Marketing, effective December 1, 2026. Currently Senior Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific, Parekh succeeds Gunjit Jain, who is leaving the company after 18 years. Parekh has also spent 18 years at Colgate-Palmolive, following a two-year stint at Nielsen.






