Haleon appoints Kedar Lele as President, India subcontinent
Haleon appointed Kedar Lele as its president for the India subcontinent. Lele joins from Castrol India, where he was managing director, and succeeds former Haleon India chief Navneet Saluja, who retired in October 2025. Haleon said Lele will also join its Haleon Executive Team, the company's global leadership entity.
The appointment
- Succeeds
- Navneet Saluja
- Announced
- 10 January 2026
Key details
- Former company
- Castrol India
- Predecessor
- Navneet Saluja, who retired in October 2025
- Additional role
- Member of the Haleon Executive Team (HET)
- Haleon formed
- 2022, when GSK spun off its consumer health division
- Haleon brands cited
- Sensodyne, Iodex, Crocin
Career so far
- President, India subcontinentHaleon · from Jan 2026
- Managing directorCastrol India
Lele has previously held leadership roles at Hindustan Unilever and some other companies.
About Haleon
Consumer health products company.
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Based on company announcements, filings and reporting by ET Retail. Details were checked against the source on 13 Nov 2026; we add nothing the source does not state.
Key facts
- Company
- Haleon
- Person
- Kedar Lele
- New role
- President, India subcontinent
- Type
- Appointed
- Date
- 10 Jan 2026
- Source
- Media reports
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