Indra Nooyi is the CEO of PepsiCo and one of the most powerful women in business. Chanda Kochhar is the CEO of ICICI Bank, one of the largest banks in India. Vinita Bali transformed Britannia Industries into a market-leading foods company. Sulajja Firodia Motwani is the Joint MD of Kinetic Engineering Limited and expanded their product range through new partnerships. The document provides details on their education backgrounds and careers, highlighting their achievements and awards.

1. INDIAN WOMEN MAGNATESPresented by-Sai and VishalAFMI, MysoreDate-June 23, 2010

2. Presentation ObjectivesTo make you acquaint with charismatic businesswomen of India.

3. Induce girls of our class to follow their footsteps.

4. Ms. Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi (October 28, 1955)

5. Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo Inc. Successor Fellow of the Yale Corporation .

6. Class B director of the Board of Directors of the New York Federal Reserve.

7. Serves as a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, International Rescue Committee, Catalystand the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Also a member of the Board of Trustees of Eisenhower Fellowships, and currently serves as Chairperson of the U.S.-India Business Council.Education-B.Sc. in Chemistry from Madras Christian College.(1976)

8. Master's Degree in Finance and Marketing from IIM Calcutta.(1978)

9. Also holds a Master's Degree in Public and Private management from the Yale School of Management.(1980)Family: Married Raj K. Nooyi (management consultant); children: two

10. Early life and career-Beginning her career in India, she held product manager positions at Johnson & Johnson and textile firm Mettur Beardsell.

11. Nooyi joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and then held strategy positions at Motorola and Asea Brown Boveri.PepsiCo executive- Joined PepsiCo in 1994 and was named President and CFO in 2001.

12. Nooyi had directed the company's global strategy for more than a decade and led PepsiCo's restructuring, including the 1997 divestiture of its restaurants into Tricon, now known as Yum! Brands.

13. Nooyi also took the lead in the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998,and merger with Quaker Oats Company, which also brought Gatorade to PepsiCo.

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

15. 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.Awards and Recognition-At its 2009 commencement, Barnard College awarded Nooyi the Barnard Medal of Honour, the College's highest award.

16. Forbes magazine ranked Nooyi third on the 2008 and 2009 list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

17. Fortune magazine has named Nooyi number one on its annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in business for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

18. In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report.

19. In 2007, she was chosen as a recipient of the ‘Padma Bhushan’ award by the Government of India.

20. In 2008, she was elected to the Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

21. In January 2008, she was elected Chairwoman of the US-India Business Council.

22. Indra Nooyi has been named 2009 CEO of the Year by Global Supply Chain Leaders Group. Ms. Chanda D. Kochhar(November 17, 1961)

23. MD and CEO of ICICI BankEDUCATION-Bachelor of Arts degree from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. (1982)

24. Later, she acquired the Master Degree in Management Studies from the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

25. Wockhardt Gold Medal for Excellence in Management Studies.

26. J. N. Bose Gold Medal in Cost Accountancy.Career and Crucial Contributions-1984–1993In 1984, Chanda Kochhar joined ICICI Ltd as a Management trainee.

27. Initially at ICICI, she handled Project Appraisal and Monitoring and projects in various industries like Petrochemicals, Textile, Paper and Cement.1993–2006In 1993, Kochhar was sent to ICICI bank as part of a core team to set the bank.

28. Promoted to Assistant GM in 1994 and then to Deputy General Manager in 1996.

29. In 1996, headed the newly formed the Infrastructure Industry Group of ICICI, which aimed "to create dedicated industry expertise in the areas of Power, Telecom and Transportation".

30. In 1998, she was promoted as the General Manager and headed ICICI's “Major Client Group”, which handled relationships with ICICI's top 200 clients.

31. In 1999, handled the Strategy and E-commerce divisions of ICICI.

32. Under Kochhar's leadership, ICICI bank started the Retail business in July 2000 and emerged the largest retail financer in India, in the next five years.

33. In April 2001, she took over as Executive Director, heading the ICICI Bank.2006–present In April 2006 appointed as Deputy MD of ICICI Bank. She managed the Corporate and Retail banking business of ICICI Bank.

34. October 2006 to October 2007, she handled the International and Corporate businesses of ICICI Bank.

35. October 2007 to April 2009, Kochhar was also the bank's CFO, Joint Managing Director (JMD) and the official spokesperson.

36. Kochhar is the Vice-Chairperson of ICICI Bank UK PLC and ICICI Bank Canada.