INDRA NOOYI

INDRA NOOYI

CEO of Pepsi

She was born on 28 October 1955 at Madras, Tamil Nadu State, India. Received her Bachleor's Degrees in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and later on continued her studies at India Institute of Management Calcutta in Post Graduate Programme (MBA).

She joined PepsiCo since 1994, became the CFO in 2001, and later on acted as President and CEO in 2006.

The CEO of Pepsi

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 business 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 to best female executives in the world from a modest beginning.

Competency of Indra Nooyi

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is one of just 12 female CEOs in the Fortune 500 and was ranked the #1 most powerful woman in the world twice by the PepsiCo magazine. Nooyi her leadership Indra Nooyi philosophy down to "Five C's," which she shared during her recent keynote speech at the the BlogHer'11 conference in San Diego.

1. Competency. Stand out from the pack and be a lifelong learner. Remain ahead and abreast in your field. 
2. Courage and Confidence. Speak out. Establish your knowledge base and be confident in it as a leader. 
3. Communication. Over-invest in written and oral communication. Leaders constantly have to motivate the troops. 
4. Consistency. Remaining steady, reliable, and determined allows for credibility and a baseline to measure your successes and failures. 
5. Compass. Integrity is critical in this job.