Indra Nooyi Biography(CEO of Pepsico)
Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive currently serving as the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, one of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world. Nooyi is one of the top female executives in the United States and is consistently ranked among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. She has been instrumental in the diversification and expansion of PepsiCo’s brands which had primarily been more focused on soft drinks. Known to be a highly innovative, energetic, and hard working person, Nooyi has risen to become one of the top most female executives in the world from a modest beginning. Born into a middle-class family in Chennai, Nooyi has always been someone who refused to adhere to the conservative norms of the society. A brilliant student, she completed her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, and worked with Johnson & Johnson. Then she proceeded to the Yale School of Management to further her education and worked with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Motorola and Asea Brown Boveri. She gained much prominence as a strategist and received job offers from several prestigious companies including General Electric and PepsiCo. She chose to join PepsiCo in 1994 and quickly rose up the ranks to be named its CEO in 2006.
Birthday: October 28, 1955 (Scorpio)
Born In: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Also Known As: Indra Krishnamurthy
Age: 66 Years, 66 Year Old Females
Spouse/Ex-: Raj K. Nooyi
Children: Preetha Nooyi, Tara Nooyi
Born Country: India
Ancestry: Indian American
Notable Alumni: Indian Institute Of Management, Calcutta
City: Chennai, India
Education: Yale University, University Of Madras, Indian Institute Of Management, Calcutta
Awards: CNN-IBN Indian Of The Year Global Indian
Childhood & Early Life :
- She was born as Indra Krishnamurthy on 28 October 1955, in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India, into a conservative middle-class family. Her father was a bank official.
- She was educated at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School. She studied physics, chemistry and mathematics from Madras Christian College from where she graduated in 1974.
- She possessed a rebellious streak as a young girl, and was known to be “wild”. She played guitar in a band and was also a member of an all-girls' cricket team—activities girls in her social strata rarely participated in.
- A brilliant student, she earned a seat in one of India’s premier institutions, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, from where she completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA), in 1976.
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