# Alberto Cajiga

> Alberto Cajiga is a Philadelphia-based consumer-goods executive serving as Senior Vice President of Global Business Strategy and Marketing for Essity's Professional Hygiene business. An industrial engineer with a master's degree in Human Development and Humanist Psychology, he moved from Procter & Gamble brand management into a sequence of SCA and Essity leadership roles spanning tissue, feminine care, Mexico and Central America, Latin American business development, and global strategy for Tork. His public record emphasizes customer focus, innovation, operational agility, talent development, and the belief that leaders must keep reshaping themselves.

- **Role:** Senior Vice President of Global Business Strategy and Marketing, Professional Hygiene at Essity
- **Organizations:** Essity, SCA - Hygiene and Forest Products Company, Procter & Gamble, Harvard Business School, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad La Salle Mexico
- **Education:** Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Master in Human Development and Humanist Psychology, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, Industrial Engineering, Universidad La Salle Mexico
- **Known for:** Built more than 25 years of consumer-goods leadership experience across P&G, SCA and Essity., Advanced from category and regional marketing roles to global business strategy and marketing leadership., Leads strategy and marketing work associated with Tork across a Professional Hygiene business reported by The Org at $2.6 billion in sales and 100 markets.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2007** — Worked at Procter & Gamble as Brand Group Manager for Latin America and Mexico.
- **2007-2008** — Served as Marketing Director for the Tissue category at SCA.
- **2008-2009** — Served as Marketing Director for the Feminine Care category in Mexico and Central America at SCA.
- **2009-2013** — Led marketing for SCA in Mexico and Central America as Vice President.
- **2013-2018** — Served as SCA's Vice President for Market and Business Development in Latin America.
- **2018-present** — Moved into global marketing leadership for Essity's Professional Hygiene business; current public profiles list him as Senior Vice President of Global Business Strategy and Marketing.
- **2022** — Welcomed employees of Legacy Converting after Essity's acquisition, introducing them to Essity and Tork.
- **2025** — Described Latin American growth as a strategic objective while discussing local Tork production planned in Argentina.
- **2026** — Attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

## Achievements

- Built more than 25 years of consumer-goods leadership experience across P&G, SCA and Essity.
- Advanced from category and regional marketing roles to global business strategy and marketing leadership.
- Leads strategy and marketing work associated with Tork across a Professional Hygiene business reported by The Org at $2.6 billion in sales and 100 markets.
- Helped communicate Essity's expansion plans for Tork local production in Argentina in 2025.
- Selected for and attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 2026.
- Lists a 2023 Cannes Lions '#1 Creative Agency' honor on his public LinkedIn profile.
- Lists a 2021 Best Launch Award for TENA Sustainability and Tork PaperCircle on his public LinkedIn profile.
- Lists a 2018 Grand Global Effie, a 2014 Effie Mexico Silver Award and a 2010 Effie Mexico Gold Award on his public LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Reflected publicly on women's representation in his Harvard Advanced Management Program cohort and credited women who shaped his leadership.
- **2026-02** — Began Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program, describing it as a commitment to personal and professional transformation.
- **2025-08** — Hosted Essity CEO Ulrika Kolsrud and other senior leaders in Philadelphia for a Professional Hygiene strategy session focused on profitable growth, innovation, cost and agility.
- **2025-02** — Discussed Essity's planned local Tork production in Argentina and the strategic importance of Latin American growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.essity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-cajiga

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Last updated: 2026-08-10