Indra Nooyi, born on October 28, 1955, in Chennai, India, is the chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, having joined the company in 1994 and becoming CEO in 2007. Under her leadership, PepsiCo's annual revenues increased by 72%, and net profit more than doubled by 2006. Nooyi has received numerous accolades, including being ranked fourth on Forbes’ list of the world's 100 most powerful women and being awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2007.