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PEPSICO’S INDRA NOOYI
The Most Accomplished Woman in the World Indra Nooyi is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, whose products are consumed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. She is, by many accounts, one of the most accomplished and powerful women in the world. Nooyi was born to a Tamil-speaking Brahmin family in Madras, now known as Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She also is a recent Sex and the City convert. About three months ago, an episode popped up as a recommendation on
her HBO. She had never seen the show before, so she watched an episode. And watched another one. And another one—until, in short order, Nooyi had binged all 94 episodes. “I loved the show. Why did I love the show? Every episode had a lesson ... but the biggest takeaway was the sisterhood of the women. The more I looked at that show, I said man, we have to create our own sisterhoods,” Nooyi told the audience at the Forbes Women Summit in New York City on Tuesday. “We need an environment where our sisterhood does
not judge us but gives us constructive feedback. And where we can talk about Mr. Big!” At PepsiCo, Nooyi is the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, which is PepsiCo’s pledge to do what’s right for the business by being responsive to the needs of the world around us, focusing on delivering sustained growth by making healthier and more nutritious products, limiting environmental footprint and protecting the planet, and empowering their associates and people in the communities they serve.
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