Indra Nooyi PepsiCo CEO Presentation by Margaret Davidson March 28, 2013
Indra NooyiPepsiCo CEO
Presentation by Margaret Davidson March 28, 2013
Nooyi has been a driving force in PepsiCo’s turnaround & is one of the world’s most powerful women
• Currently CEO of PepsiCo after previously serving as the company’s chief strategist and CFO
• Instrumental in the company’s spinoff of Yum! Brands and the acquisition of Quaker and Tropicana
• Since she became CFO in 2000, the company’s financial position improved dramatically– 72% increase in annual revenues – More than two times the net profit, reaching $5.6
billion in 2006
• One of the most high profile women in the world: – #2 on Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
(2011)– #4 on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women (2011)
Nooyi comes from a traditional Indian family, but broke the mold from a young age
• Pushed to get good grades but also to follow her dreams
• Strongly influenced by her mother• One of the first female cricket
players in India• Played guitar in an all-girl rock
band• Always had a fascination with the
US• Attended Yale SOM
Nooyi transitions seamlessly from home to work
Nooyi never forgets that she’s a mother, wife, and daughter – or a CEO
• Speaks to her mother twice per day
• Learns from her daughters about technology
• Uses her husband as a sounding board
She integrates her values into her work with “Performance with a Purpose”
• Diversifying product line to include both “treats” and “healthy eats”
• Promoting corporate programs to fight childhood obesity
• Working toward environmental sustainability
• Encourages employees to bring their whole selves to work
• Promotes corporate policies to enable employees to have fulfilling lives outside work
Total Leadership in practice• Living true to her values both at home and at
work
• Integrating stakeholders into all of her domains
• Acting with integrity – being herself wherever she goes
• Brings stakeholders toward her leadership vision by showing them that she cares about them and that they have a stake in this vision
• Shares her story in a genuine and powerful way, being willing to reveal her vulnerabilities