Prabha Parameswaran, 

Parameswaran joined ColgatePalmolive India in 1995 and moved to other countries such as Mexico where she led the marketing team. She assumed leadership of India late last year, and Colgate accelerated growth by 20% in the first quarter under her watch. She’s been responsible for developing oral care strategies and new products such as the Colgate 360° toothbrush, and has provided critical leadership to subsidiaries in setting category and commercial strategies. In her current role, the plan is to further accelerate growth in the Indian market. “The ball has no memory,” Parameswaran says in context of cricketing terminology and how it ties in to her business approach. “Each ball has to be played on its own merit as the next one could be very different.”