Singapore, January 2026 — Anand T. has started a new chapter as Hub Marketing Director – South Pacific, Australia–New Zealand–Fiji–Papua New Guinea–Pacific Islands at Colgate-Palmolive, where he will lead multi-market marketing strategy, portfolio growth, and innovation-led brand transformation across the South Pacific and ANZ cluster.
In his current elevation at Colgate-Palmolive, Anand T. brings over eighteen years of progressive leadership within the organization. Prior to this appointment, he served as Hub Marketing Director – South ASEAN, acting as Chief Marketing Officer for Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei, where he led large multi-category portfolios, high-performing teams, and hub-level brand strategy.
Earlier, Anand was Senior Marketing Director – Innovation and Member of the Executive Committee for the Indian Subcontinent, where he led enterprise innovation programs, delivered large-scale portfolio renovations, and steered multiple transformational relaunches across oral care and personal care categories.
Before that, he served as Associate Marketing Director – India, owning end-to-end P&L, portfolio strategy, communication, and commercialization across five major categories, strengthening Colgate’s leadership across digitally driven and mass consumer segments.
His global marketing leadership also includes roles as Global Marketing Manager – Toothpaste & New Formats (New York) and APAC Marketing Manager – Toothpaste (Hong Kong), where he shaped regional and global innovation pipelines, breakthrough technology launches, and multi-market communication frameworks.
At the foundation of his career, Anand progressed through a full spectrum of brand leadership roles across toothpaste, toothbrushes, personal care, customer development, and sales leadership in India, building strong expertise across innovation, GTM strategy, and commercial execution.
Anand T. has completed the Executive Leadership Program in Organizational Leadership from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and holds a PGDBM in Marketing and Finance from XLRI Jamshedpur.
About Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is a global leader in health, hygiene, and pet nutrition, operating iconic brands across oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition. With a heritage spanning over two centuries, the company is recognized for its leadership in sustainability, innovation, and community wellbeing, touching billions of lives globally through trusted brands and social impact initiatives.
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