Indra Nooyi is named among the most influential women in the world. She has served as the operator of PepsiCo For 24 years and the CEO of this company for 12 years. According to a 2009 Forbes survey, Indira Nooyi was named the third most powerful woman in the world. Today, on the occasion of his birthday, we are sharing few interesting facts about her life.

1 - One of the most powerful and well-known women in the business, Nooyi worked as a receptionist from midnight to 5 am to earn money while obtaining her Masters degree at Yale.

2-She became the 5th  CEOs in PepsiCo's 44-year history.

3-She was also included in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" list in 2007 and 2008.

4- In 2007, Indra Nooyi was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

5- As CEO PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi has an estimated net worth of $ 144 million.

6 - Indra Nooyi was born in Madras (presently Chennai) and has a degree in IIM-Calcutta.

7-She loves singing karaoke, even a karaoke machine is present in her house.

8- Prior joining Pepsi, Indra Nooyi has held various positions at Boston Consulting Group, Asia Brown Boveri, Motorola, Johnson.

9-Ever, since Nooyi took over as chief financial officer of PepsiCo in 9–2001, PepsiCo's net profit, was $ 2.7 billion, which has now grown to $ 6.5 billion.

10 - You will be surprised to know that Nooyi is also a guitar player, she has played guitar in many bands.

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