Beauty and personal care
10 Procter & Gamble operations leaders
These ten people hold or have held director and senior director operations roles at Procter & Gamble, including plant managers, manufacturing operations directors and global operations leads. A reader can learn how P&G runs its plants and organizes manufacturing work across sites.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bipin Deshpande
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations, Procter and Gamble Healthcare Ltd · Procter & Gamble Healthcare Ltd.
Former Senior Director, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations at Procter & Gamble Healthcare Ltd (2018–2020), a business the profile says Procter and Gamble acquired from Merck starting December 2018. Bipin Deshpande was also Manufacturing Director - Start up and Supply Chain Leader of Green Field Manufacturing Site (2012–2015) and Director, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Leader, Laundry Operations (2009–2012) at Procter & Gamble.
Ishan Hazra
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations- Bangkok Hair and Personal Care · Procter & Gamble
Director of Operations- Bangkok Hair and Personal Care at Procter & Gamble since January 2026, a role the profile says is accountable for delivering PQCDSM for Bangkok hair and personal care. Ishan Hazra was also Director- APAC Haircare Innovations (2022–2025) and Director- IWS and India Hair Care Cost Leader (2020–2022) at Procter & Gamble.
Katarzyna Chojnacka
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Procter & Gamble
Director of Operations at Procter & Gamble since July 2022 in Łódź, Poland, leading the assembly production department of over 180 employees, per the profile. Katarzyna Chojnacka was also Startup Leader & Senior Operation Department Manager (2018–2022) and Senior Operation Department Manager (2017–2018) at Procter & Gamble.
Marcos Jovert
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Operations · Procter & Gamble
Director Global Operations at Procter & Gamble since February 2021. Marcos Jovert was also Packing Startup Leader and Global Operations Director (2018–2021) and Product Launch Director (2020–2021) at Procter & Gamble, and the profile describes experience in manufacturing operations, engineering, product launch and program management, including leading organizations at manufacturing plants.
Mehmet Cekic
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Gillette Berlin Plant Manager, P&G Grooming · Procter & Gamble
Senior Director Gillette Berlin Plant Manager, P&G Grooming at Procter & Gamble since July 2026. Mehmet Cekic was Director, Manufacturing Capability North and Latin America, P&G Grooming (2023–2026), Director, Product Supply, P&G Grooming (2019–2023) and Director, Site Quality Assurance, P&G Grooming (2016–2019).
Michal Skoczylas
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Procter & Gamble
Director of Operations at Procter & Gamble since January 2023 in Belleville, Ontario, where the profile refers to expanding the company's flagship North American manufacturing site for an adult incontinence product. Michal Skoczylas also held Director Of Operations (2019–2023), Central Europe Supply Chain Director (2016–2019) and Director of Operations Value Stream Leader (2013–2016) roles at Procter & Gamble.
Oliver Geuther
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director (Plant Manager) · Procter & Gamble
Senior Director (Plant Manager) at Procter & Gamble since September 2023, with the same title listed for earlier P&G periods from 2006 to 2023. The profile describes leading P&G sites in Ukraine, Hungary, Brazil and the United States, and lists manufacturing, operations management and supply chain management among Oliver Geuther's skills.
Pierpaolo Alfani
LinkedInExperience: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS · Procter & Gamble
Director of Operations at Procter & Gamble since May 2021; the profile describes the role as operations director of the Seveso plant, leading an organization of more than 200 FTE in a restricted GMP environment. Pierpaolo Alfani was also Production Manager (2019–2021) and Technical Department Manager - Operational Excellence (2017–2021) at Procter & Gamble.
Rachel Buchenroth
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Oxnard Plant Manager · Procter & Gamble
Senior Director - Oxnard Plant Manager at Procter & Gamble since July 2022. Rachel Buchenroth was Mehoopany Logistics and Supply Network Director of Operations (2020–2022), Mehoopany Site IWS Leader (2020–2022) and Mehoopany Charmin Converting Director of Operations (2017–2020) at Procter & Gamble.
Thomas McGuan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Manufacturing Operations Site IWS Leader · Procter & Gamble
Director of Manufacturing Operations Site IWS Leader at Procter & Gamble since July 2021, and Director of Manufacturing Operations there from 2019 to 2021. The profile headline describes leading supply chain, manufacturing operations, lean manufacturing (P&G IWS), digitization and automation at Procter & Gamble; Thomas McGuan was also Site Automation and Digitization Leader (2016–2018).
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Match the person to the level of your question, since a plant manager, a site manufacturing director and a global operations lead see different parts of the system. Check each person's dates and current role before asking how P&G operates today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does P&G use its Integrated Work Systems approach to run day-to-day plant operations?
- 02What does a P&G plant do to prepare for a new line or product startup?
- 03Which measures do P&G operations leaders watch most closely to judge a plant's performance?
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