Bio/Wiki
Real Name | Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi |
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Nickname | Not Known |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
Hometown | Madras (now Chennai), India (lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) |
Physical Stats & More
Height | 175 cm |
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Weight | 62 kg |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Madras (now Chennai), India |
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College | The Madras Christian College (MCC), Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India The Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
Qualifications | B.S. from Madras Christian College in 1974 P.G.D.M. from IIM Calcutta in 1977 M.A. from Yale School of Management in 1978 |
Personal Life
Religion | Hinduism |
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Ethnicity | Asian |
Hobbies | Reading, Playing Guitar |
Relationships & More
Marital Status | Married | ||||
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Marriage Date | 8 March 1985 | ||||
Sexual Orientation | Straight | ||||
Husband | Raj K. Nooyi | ||||
Children |
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Family
Father | Not Known (employed at the State Bank of Hyderabad in India) | ||||
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Mother | Not Known | ||||
Siblings |
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Career
First Job | Mettur Beardsell, Ltd |
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Worked as | Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson |
Worked at | Boston Consulting Group |
Vice President of | Motorola (1986-1990) |
President and CFO at | PepsiCo (2001-2006) |
CEO of PepsiCo from | 2006 |
Notable Achievements | Led the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998 Honored with Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government in 2007 Ranked 13 in Forbes' World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2014 |
Favourites
Books | The Road to Character by David Brooks |
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Sports | Cricket |
Some Lesser Known Facts
Born in Madras, India, to a traditional Tamil family. | |
Her grandfather served as a Civil Judge. | |
Raised by her mother alongside her sister. | |
Displayed a rebellious nature during her youth. | |
Part of the All-Girls Cricket Team. | |
Enjoyed playing guitar in a band. | |
Balanced studies at Yale University with a receptionist job. | |
Maintains a pure vegetarian diet. |