INDRA NOOYI

“Leadership is hard to define and

good leadership even harder. But if

you can get people to follow you to

the ends of the earth, you are a great

leader.”

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Born October 28, 1955 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Parents - Krishnamurthy & Shantha Krishnamurthy

Husband - Raj Kishan Nooyi (management consultant)

 Educated at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Madras.

Bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry and mathematics from Madras Christian College in 1974

Post graduate diploma in management from IIM , Calcutta.

Holds a Master’s degree in public and private management from the Yale School of Management

CAREER After completion of MBA, Nooyi’s first job was

with Tootal ,a British textile company .

She was product manager at Johnson & Johnson.

director of international corporate strategy projects for Boston Consulting Group in 1980

she joined Motorola in 1986 as the vice-president and director of corporate strategy & planning.

She moved to Asea Brown Boveri in 1990 and spent four years as vice president (corporate strategy & planning).

PEPSICO founded in 1965 by Donald Kendall and Herman

Lay.

Formed with merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc.

Headquarters at Purchase , New York.

the second largest food and beverage business in the world .

PepsiCo states that it is “committed to delivering sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet”.

PepsiCo includes Pepsi-cola, Frito lay, Tropicana, Gatorade, Quaker oats,

Cheetos, Aquafina, Mountain dew ,Lipton teas, etc.

Pepsi's products are available in more than 200 countries.

In 2010 the company acquired its two largest bottlers: Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas.

About 300,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of $60 billion.

4 divisions :

• PepsiCo Americas Foods;

• PepsiCo Americas Beverages;

• PepsiCo Europe;

• PepsiCo Asia, Middle East & Africa

PEPSICO EXECUTIVE Nooyi joined PepsiCo as senior vice president,

corporate strategy and development in 1994 and was named president and CFO in 2001.

 According to Business Week, since she started as CFO in 2000,  the company's annual revenues have risen 72%, while net profit more than doubled, to $5.6 billion in 2006.

In 2007 she became the fifth CEO in PepsiCo's 44-year history

In 2011, Nooyi earned a total compensation of $17 million

Established the corporate mission- PERFORMANCE WITH PURPOSE

This approach includes three components:

human sustainability (an increase in the nutrition of products),

environmental sustainability (operating responsibly),

workforce development (creating a place where employees feel they can maintain both a job and a life). 

STRATEGIC DECISIONS

Nooyi took the lead in the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998.

She was lead negotiator on Pepsi's $13 billion purchase of Quaker oats.

Formation of a team called Power of One - Americas Council and Global Snacks Group.

PepsiCo to spin off its restaurant business into independent business.

Created new distribution system which reduces

overall cost and increased sales.

Adopted Direct store delivery system.

She was also instrumental in beating Coca-Cola

for beverage-maker SoBe, which Pepsi acquired

for $337 million.

HONOURS AND AWARDSForbes – 4 th on the 2008 and 2009 list of The World's 100

Most Powerful Women.

Fortune - no 1 on its annual ranking of Most Powerful

Women in business for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders

by U.S. News & World Report.

In 2008, she was elected to the Fellowship of the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In 2007 she was awarded Padma Bhushan by Govt of India.

Nooyi has been named 2009 CEO of the Year by

Global Supply Chain Leaders Group.

In January 2008, Nooyi was elected Chairwoman

of the US-India Business Council (USIBC).

In 2010 she was named #1 on Fortune's list of

the "50 Most Powerful Women" and #6

on Forbes' list of the "World's 100 Most Powerful

Women".

REASONS BEHIND HER SUCCESSQuick decision making ability.

Sticking to the work until it is accomplished.

Treat everyone equally.

Balance between corporate life and family life.

High dreams

Outstanding communication skills

Take care of employees

Strength of conviction

Leadership traits needed for CEO’S

1. Focus on the long term

2. Think globally and act locally

3. Become more open-minded.

4. Develop emotional intelligence

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."

“If you want to improve the organisation, you have to improve yourself and the organisation gets pulled up with you .”