4. Life Stories to Inspire: Indra
Nooyi – CEO, PepsiCo.
It’s a simple story of a powerful woman. A story of an
Indian girl who was born to a Tamil-speaking
Family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She was
educated at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher
Secondary School in Madras. She received bachelors
degrees in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
from Madras Christian College in 1974 and a Post
Graduate Diploma in Management(MBA) from Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta in 1976.
To pursue higher studies in the US with little money
and no safety net. If she failed, she failed. A story of
this determined girl,
5. Who while studying in Connecticut, worked as a
receptionist from midnight to sunrise to earn money.
She was rejected in an interview due to her western dress.
Her basic philosophy of being yourself helped her to rise,
She’s been herself, never tried to change her basic beliefs,
derived strength from her traditions and believed in who
she is. As she says, “I’m so secure in myself, I don’t have to
be American to play in the corporate life.
7. Career
Starting off with 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).
Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and was named
president and CFO in 2001.
In 2006 she became the fifth CEO in PepsiCo's 44-year
history.
Since she started as CFO in 2001, the company's annual
net profit has risen from $2.7 billion to $6.5 billion.
8. Learnings
Ambitions when she was a child :-
She grew up with her parents telling that
“I could achieve anything I set my mind to” –
-This encouragement has shaped her approach in all
work she has done..
Approach towards her ambition :-
With determination and an eye to the future
9. VALUES AND EHICS
Hard working
Equality (Treat everyone equally)
Aesthetic(Believe in god )
Achievement oriented
10. Strength -
Vision –
Quick decision making ability
Sticking to the work until it accomplish.
Believe in god.
Don’t under estimate anyone
Balance between corporate life and family life.
High dreams
Looks doesn’t matter.
If decided something never waver from it.
Dedication –
Concentration –
Discipline –
11. Awards and recognition
Forbes magazine ranked Nooyi on the 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 lists of The World's 100
Most Powerful Women.
Fortune magazine has named Nooyi number one on its
annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in business
for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders
by U.S. News & World Report
12. 3 success tips from Indra Nooyi
Please be a life long student –
Whatever you do through everything to it –
Please help other to rise -
13. Indra Nooyi famous Quotes
At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a
person, don't forget you're a student, don't forget
you're a daughter,
The distance between number one and number
two is always a constant. If you want to improve
the organization, you have to improve yourself
and the organization gets pulled up with you.
That is a big lesson. I cannot just expect the
organization to improve if I don't improve myself
and lift the organization, because that distance is
a constant.
struggled to put together US$50 to buy herself a western suit for her first job interview out of Yale, where she had just completed her masters. Incidentally, she wasn’t comfortable trying out a formal western outfit and ended up buying trousers that reached down only till her ankles. Rejected at the interview, she turned to her professor at the school who asked her what she would wear if she were to be in India. To her reply that it would be a sari, the professor advised her to “be yourself” and stick to what she was comfortable with. She wore a sari for her next interview. She got the job and has followed this philosophy for the rest of her career. She’s been herself, never tried to change her basic beliefs, derived strength from her traditions and believed in who she is. As she says, “I’m so secure in myself, I don’t have to be American to play in the corporate life.” She worked hard and in time was counted as one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes. In this edition of ‘My Story’ we present Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer PepsiCo, Inc – a story that is both inspiring in its simplicity and grand in its achievement.