About: Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi is the President and CEO of PepsiCo, a large American multinational food and beverage corporation from New York, United States.

Indra Nooyi is further one of the few CEOs of American corporations, who is both female and of Indian heritage. After some set-backs in 2012 on the ecologic realignment of the organisation’s strategies many have premonitioned her to step back but she is still keeping up and doing a good job.

Here is a quick overview of what she has been busy with so far in our popular compact format.

Quick Biography

1956: Birth (Madras, Tamil Nadu, India)
1974: Bachelor in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (Madras Christian College)
1976: Diploma in Management (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta)
1976: Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson
1980: Master in Public and Private Management (Yale School of Management)
1980: Corporate Strategy Director at Boston Consulting Group
1986: Vice President and Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning at Motorola
1990: Senior Vice President of Strategy and Strategic Marketing at Asea Brown Boveri
1994: Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning at PepsiCo
1996: Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development at PepsiCo
2000: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo
2001: President and CFO of PepsiCo
2006: President and CEO of PepsiCo
2007/2008: Named on Wall Street Journal’s list of 50 women to watch
2007/2008: One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in The World
2008: Forbes named her the #3 most powerful woman
2009/2010: Fortune ranked her the #1 most powerful woman in business
2010: Forbes magazine ranked her the 6th most powerful woman in the world