Indra Nooyi



Indra Nooyi

Source: (Forbes, 2013)

Early Life

Indra Nooyi is the CEO of PepsiCo, which is world's largest food and Bevearage Company. She has a consistent appearance in Forbes top 100 powerful women of the business world. India has a long history of successful women, which includes Indira Gandhi, Rani Laxmi Bai, Sarojini Naidu, and the recent entrant to the list of successful women includes Indra Nooyi. She has been 12th on the Forbes list of the most influential women of 2012 (Bacon, 2011).

Education

Indra Nooyi's full name is Indra Krishnamoorty Nooyi. She was born on 28th October 1955 in Chennai. She graduated from Madras Christian College and her major subjects were Maths, Physics and Chemistry. She completed her Masters from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Her primary Subjects were Finance and Marketing. She was first hired by ABB and then she moved to Johnson and Johnson. She has a significant contribution towards the launch of Stayfree a sanitary Napkin for women (Bacon, 2011).

Her quest for knowledge has not ended and then she moved to United States to complete her Masters in Private and Public Management from Yale Management School. When she moved to US she had very little money. She worked as a receptionist at night in order to earn for her living and then she purchased a suit for $50, which she wore in her interview at Yale Management school. After completion of her master, she started working Boston Consulting Group. After that, she moved to Motorola (Sheetz-Runkle, 2011).

Career

The final move, which she last was being hired in PepsiCo as a Chief Strategy officer in 1944. Indra persuaded the CEO Enrico to pursue the restaurant sector of the company, which include some of the most famous brands KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut. Her focus was to make PepsiCo one of the largest brands of the world. Her strategy was to enhance the share of PepsiCo by mergers and acquisitions and penetrating into other markets of the world. The major move in acquisitions was the acquiring of Tropicana, renowned Juice Company and Fruit Jucice Brands of Quaker. Her sharpness and excellent ability of decision-making has helped in exalting her position in the company. In those times it is very difficult for a Women to highlight her performance and significance in a Giant conglomerate like PepsiCo. She farsightedness has helped in predicting the future market of the aerated drinks. This ...