|
Name |
Indra
Krishnamurthy Nooyi |
|
|
Nick name |
Iron woman |
|
Profession |
Chairwoman
and Chief executive officer of PepsiCo |
|
Date of Birth |
28th October 1955 |
|
Birth
Place |
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India |
|
Religion |
Hindu |
|
Nationality |
Indian
American |
|
Family |
Father
- Krishnamurthy (Accountant in State bank
of Hyderabad)
Mother - Shantha Krishnamurthy
Brother - Narayan Krishnamurthy
Elder sister - Chandrika Tandon
Grandfather - A. Narayana Sarma (a retired
district judge)
Aunt - Aruna Sairam (Classical Singer)
Husband - Raj Kishan Nooyi (management
consultant)
Daughters - Preetha, Tara |
|
Education |
School :
Holy Angels School, Chennai
College :
* Bachelor's degree (Chemistry, Physics, Maths)
from Madras Christian College, Chennai (1974).
* Master's Degree in Finance and Marketing from
the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta
(1976).
* Master's Degree in Public and Private Management
from Yale University's School of Organization
and Management (1978). |
|
Board member
|
* Federal Reserve
Bank of New York
* Motorola
* Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
* International Rescue Committee |
|
Trustee |
Asia Society |
|
Chairwoman |
Board of U.S.-India
Business Council |
|
Member
|
*
Board of the International Rescue Committee
* Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New
York City
* International Advisory Board of Planet Finance
|
|
In the Advisory
Board |
* Yale School of
Management
* Yale University President's Council of International
Activities |
|
Successor fellow
|
Yale Corporation
|
|
Director nominee
|
Henkel Loctite Corporation
|
|
Earlier Jobs |
* Tootal, a British
textile firm
* Johnson & Johnson, Bombay
* Vice President (since 2007) and Director of
Corporate Strategy and Planning at Motorola, Inc.
* Senior Vice President of Strategy, Planning
and Strategic Marketing for Asea Brown Boveri,
Inc.
* Independent Director of Motorola, Inc (2002
- 2007) |
|
Pepsico |
Roles
* Chairwoman of PepsiCo, Inc. (since 2007)
* Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Inc. (since
2006)
* President of PepsiCo, Inc. (since 2001)
* Chief Financial Officer (since 2000)
* Senior Vice President (since 2000)
* Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning,
Corporate Strategy and Development (1994 - 2000)
Strategy
* Acquisition of Tropicana.
* Pepsi's merger with Quaker and the spin-off
of YUM Brands, the parent company of fast food
properties Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC. |
|
Rank |
* Ranked 5th in
the list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
(2007).
* Ranked as the #1 Most Powerful Business Woman
in the world (2006, 2007 and 2008) by Fortune
magazine.
* Ranked 4th on Forbes' list of the world's most
powerful women overall, not just in business.
* Highest ranking female executive of Indian descent.
|
|
Supports |
* Capital punishment
* Teaching of creationism |
|
Her deputies |
* CFO Richard Goodman.
* PepsiCo International chief Michael White.
* John Compton, PepsiCo in North America |
|
Her stunning
talents |
Art of persuasion
|
|
New Motto |
"Performance With
Purpose" |
|
Achievement with
J&J |
Close association
with launch of the sanitary napkin “Stayfree”
|
|
Mentor |
Roger Enrico |
|
Award |
Padma Bhushan from
Government of India (2007) |
|
Ambition |
To study and succeed
in the United States which she accomplished. |
|
Best friends
(in school) |
Alvina and Karina
|
|
Fan of |
* Karaoke
* Old comedies in Tamil movies starring Nagesh
|
|
Her childhood |
Every night after
dinner, her mother used to ask them to make speak
on what they wanted to do when they grew up also
make them to compete to solve it as if they were
a President or Prime Minister and the winner was
awarded a piece of chocolate. |
|
Loves |
To visit India in
December during Chennai's music season. |
|
About her tough
and exciting experience |
Being a woman, immigrant
and color made it thrice difficult for her to
reach to this destination, but only mantra she
followed during the course of time was working
hard twice as the male counterpart. |
|
About Her husband |
"He helps me. He
supports me. He's a man with a big heart," |
|
Quote |
"You must have fun
in whatever you do. Your work takes up so much
of your life that if you're not having fun, what's
the point in it?" |
|
About her |
Mr. Reinemund
:
"Indra's record of transforming PepsiCo speaks
for itself, and she has been an invaluable partner
and ally throughout my time as CEO."
Tim Minges : (President of the Asia Pacific
region)
"She challenges you."
George Ellis :
“She’s very good at understanding businesses and
how they fit together, and where synergies are,
and how to leverage assets on assets, and where
vectors for growth might be.”
Business India :
"PepsiCo's Indian Icon."
Henry Kissinger :
“A wild New York Yankees fan” |
|
Facts |
* From a middle-class
family.
* In her school days she played Cricket and Guitar
and also formed an all-girl rock band.
* Vegetarian.
* Loves music and is known for her Karaoke talent.
* Proud of her Indian origin.
* The 12th highest paid corporate woman in the
US as per the list compiled by Forbes.
* Insists that all her colleagues’ birthday is
celebrated with a cake and everyone is forever
35.
* Her karaoke machine is the ubiquitous party
game at every PepsiCo gathering.
* Has red, green, and purple pens and uses them
liberally to mark up everything that crosses her
desk.
* Throws dinners for members of her team and their
spouses, including Q&A sessions in which she insists
on getting questions from the spouses.
* Very devotional and she keeps images of Ganesha
in her corporate office.
* Quite famous among her US counterparts for often
attending PepsiCo events wearing a sari.
* Her career caused her husband to leave a career
at Hewlett-Packard. |
|
Residence |
Fairfield County,
Connecticut, USA |
