Jun 9, 2026 – 5.00amProcter & Gamble, the manufacturer behind a plethora of household brands such as Pampers nappies, Gillette razors and Pantene and Head & Shoulders shampoos, likes to promote from within, with many executives in the group having worked there for 10, 20 or 30 years.“I have spent 70, 80, 90 per cent of my time in the past 20 years focusing on developing people as much as I am trying to deliver the business results,” says Neal Reed, chief executive of P&G in Australia.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.Iona RennieProducerIona Rennie is a producer at The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles