1.

Business Leader – “Indra Nooyi”

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2. About Indra Nooyi
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
Born October 28, 1955 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
She completed her schooling from Holy Angels School, Madras
BSc. in Chemistry from Madras Christian College and subsequently earned a Master's Degree in Finance and
Marketing from IIM Calcutta
Indra Nooyi also holds a Master's Degree in Public and Private management from the Yale School of
Management
3.
o A superwoman
o Placed 4th in the list of world’s topmost influential women by the Forbes magazine
o After completion of her MBA she joined ABB and then Johnson and Johnson in Mumbai
o Before landing in Pepsi in 1994,she had worked with Boston consultancy group and Motorola
o She coaxed the CEO Roger Enrico of Pepsi to follow-up the company’s restaurant division
including brands such as KFC, Pizza hut and Taco Bell, as a chief strategic officer
o Now she is the CEO of PEPSICO
4. Achievements
CEO of PepsiCo; Ranked No.4 on Forbes magazine's annual survey of the 100 most powerful women in the
world
In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report.
In 2007, she was awarded Padma Bhushan by Government of India.
Listed among Times 100 Most Influential People in The World in 2007 and 2008.
Nooyi was named on Wall Street Journal's list of 50 women to watch in 2005
5. PepsiCo Executive
Joined PepsiCo in 1994, was named president and CFO in 2001.
On August 14, 2006, she was named the CEO of PepsiCo, becoming the fifth CEO in PepsiCo's 42-year
history.
6. Learnings
Ambitions when she was a child :-
She grew up with her parents telling that
"I could achieve anything I set my mind to.”
-This encouragement has shaped her approach in all work she has done
Approach towards her ambition :
- With determination and an eye to the future
7. Cont…
“We can get ahead in the American corporate environment without sacrificing who we are culturally.”
Quick decision making ability and sticking to the work until it get accomplished
Being a woman, immigrant and colour made it thrice difficult for her to reach to this destination, but only mantra which
she followed during the course of time was “working hard twice as the male counterpart”
8. Cont…
Living up to the moment and enjoying every thrills coming on the way is the best strategy to go unhindered
You can be a working mother and climb the corporate ladder while raising kids
9. Versus
10. Comparison of leadership qualities
Vision
Dedication
Creativity
Assertiveness
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