in centimeters- 175 cm
in meters- 1.75 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 9â€
Weight (approx.)
in Kilograms- 62 kg
in Pounds- 137 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)
33-28-36
Eye Colour
Black
Hair Colour
Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth
28 October 1955
Age (as in 2016)
61 Years
Birth Place
Madras (now Chennai), Madras State, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign
Scorpio
Nationality
Indian-American
Hometown
Madras (now Chennai), India (lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA)
School
Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Madras (now Chennai), India
College/University
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
Educational 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
Family
Father- Not Known (employed at the State Bank of Hyderabad in India) Mother- Not Known Brother- Narayan Krishnamurthy Sister- Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon (playback singer)
Religion
Hinduism
Ethnicity
Asian
Hobbies
Reading, Playing Guitar
Favourite Things
Favourite Books
The Road to Character by David Brooks
Favourite Sports
Cricket
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status
Married
Marriage Date
8 March 1985
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Affairs/Boyfriends
Not Known
Husband
Raj K. Nooyi
Children
Sons- N/A Daughters- Tara Nooyi, Preetha Nooyi
Money Factor
Salary
$18.6 million (as in 2014)
Net Worth
$144 million (as in December 2014)
Some Lesser Known Facts About Indra Nooyi
Does Indra Nooyi smoke?: Not Known
Does Indra Nooyi drink alcohol?: Not Known
She was born in a conservative Tamil family in Madras (now Chennai) in the State of Tamil Nadu in India.
Her father was an employee of State Bank of Hyderabad.
Her grandfather was a Civil Judge.
She was raised by her mother along with her sister and in an interview, she revealed that every night at the dinner table, her mother asked them to write a speech about what we would do if we were Chief Minister, Prime Minister or President.
In her childhood, she was a rebellious young girl and was known to be “wild”.
She has been a member of the All-Girls Cricket Team.
She also used to play guitar in a band.
While studying at the Yale University, she worked as a receptionist from midnight till sunrise.
Indra Nooyi’s 1st job was with Mettur Beardsell, Ltd, which was a British Textile Company and after that she worked as the Product Manager at the Johnson & Johnson.
She also worked at the Boston Consulting Group for 6 months.
From 1986 to 1990, she worked as the Vice President of Motorola.
Indra Nooyi joined PepsiCo in the year 1994 and became its president and CFO in 2001.
She led the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998.
She was appointed the 5th CEO of PepsiCo in 2006.
In 2007, Indian Government honored her with Padma Bhushan.
In 2014, Forbes ranked her 13 in World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.Â
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