Biography Of Indra Nooyi

has a long history where women’s have“As of now” has been deliberately being
shown that they are not only the homemaker,used so as to see more and more Indian transcendent
however, with their sheer strengths and courage, theyto that level in future.
have ruled over India from the Medieval History periodFor Indira this has been a both tough and exciting
of India take the example of Razia Sultan, then Raniexperience. As she has said in her own word that
Laxmi Bai, then Sarojini Naidu, then Indra Gandhi, thenbeing a woman, immigrant and colour made it thrice
Ashiwarya Rai and latest entrant in the block is thedifficult for her to reach to this destination, but only
Indra Nooyi, a superwomen, who has been placed 4thmantra which she followed during the course of time
in the list of worlds topmost influential women’swas working hard twice as the male counterpart
by the Forbes Magazine.Living up to the moment and enjoying every thrills
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is her full name and shecoming on the way is the best strategy to go
belongs to the Southern Indian city of Chennai. Sheunhindered. Indra connection with her India is
was born in 28 October 1955 in Madras, now Chennai.conspicuous by looking at her attire.
She has done her graduation from Madras ChristianIn most of the office ceremony she wears sari to
College (MCC) in Chemistry, Physics and Math.show that her heart beats for India and her culture.
On completion of her graduation she went to IndianMost of the woman would be envying her knowing to
Institute of Management in Calcutta for doing Mastersthis fact that she has a great boss both in office and in
in Finance and Marketing. Soon after completion of herhome. The way she is balancing her office obligation
MBA she joined ABB and then Johnson and Johnsonwith similar ease she take cares of her household
(J&J) in Mumbai. One of her achievement withstuff. It’s she an icon to be followed and
J&J is her close association with launch of theemulate so that a few things if not all. She has been
sanitary napkin “Stayfree”. From theredaughter, a wife, a mother and last but not the least a
she has been no stopping her life.business woman who has been spearheading in every
However, her career profile was not satiating herdirection whichever she heads to.
wishes to do more in life and she persuaded herThe faculty members of IIM Calcutta has brought out
parent to let her study at Yale Management School inthis facts to the media that she has been a very
US. She completed her Master’s in Public andmediocre student in the campus, however Nooyi has
Private Management form Yale. Here in US beforesurpassed everybody’s imagination, when it
landing in the Pepsi in 1994, she had worked withwas announced that she was going to replace the
Boston Consulting Group and Motorola. Indra coaxedSteve Reinemund, CEO of PepsiCo. This has lit up fire
the CEO Roger Enrico of the Pepsi to follow-up theevery mediocre soul that if she can achieve this
company’s restaurant division, including brandsinsurmountable hierarchy nothing is impossible for the
such KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, as the chiefdetermined and strong willed person, the only thing
strategy officer.being required is the perseverance.
Nooyi not only shows tenacity for follow-up, but sheIndra Nooyi lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with her
equally emphasized in the Mergers and Acquisition.husband Raj and their two daughters. Indira Nooyi very
This was bolstered by the acquisition of the Tropicanachirpy and has a great sense of humour. She has the
and Quaker fruit juice brands. As a typical tycoon ofinclination towards arts which is supported by the fact
the business from her acumen she has predicted thethat she is a member of the Boards of the Lincoln
slowdown in the popularity of aerated soft drinks in theCenter for the performing Arts in the New York City.
markets worldwide. That’s how she hasBesides that she has been a member of the Boards
enhanced her position in the business world where forof various organization prominent amongst them is the
a woman it’s very difficult to leave any markMotorola and Yale University.
on the corner room office of the big conglomerate.Nature wise she has been simple and prefers to avoid
She is the one who has meticulously planned for thecontroversies. Recently while delivery the speech at
foray of Pepsi into the sport drinks market inthe graduating ceremony of Columbia Business School
association with Gatorade.she has stirred a controversy by mesmerizing her
Her quick decision making ability and sticking to thechildhood days. She said that for remember the name
work until it’s got accomplished has drawn thisof the five continents was a tough task for her in the
comment from the Enrico that “If she gets angeography class, so she remember Africa for the
idea, she goes after it. There’s no stoppingsmall finger, Asia for the Thumb, Europe as the Index
her.” No doubt her firmness and go gettingfinger, South America for the Ring finger and North
attitude has won her laurels in the company and thisAmerica as the Middle finger. She justified the analogy
helped her to build a strong foundation in the careerof the five fingers with the continent based on there
graph to reach the top echelons in the organizationeconomic and political standing world forum. However,
where many people just day dreams to reach. As ofthis has instigated furors and she immoderately
nowapologized for the same.
She is the only Indian woman to become the ChiefHowever, Indra Nooyi is the truly global in her thinking
Executive Officer of the more $ 25 Billion Multinational,keeping a wide perspective about the world and has
and perhaps the first Indian to reach to this level.great intellect.