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NAME LAXMAN TIKOTI

STD. -M.M.S 2nd

YEAR

ROLL NO. - 50

S A K E T C O L L E G E O F M A N A G E M E N T , K A L Y A N ( E ) .

NAMELAXMAN V TIKOTI

AQIB SHAIKH

RAHUL FALE

SHERBAZ KHAN

KALPESH PATIL

STD. -M.M.S 2nd

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2013

ASSIGNMENT ON

WOMEN ENTR.

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BIOGRAPHY

Nooyi was born in Madras (presently Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. She was

educated at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Madras. She

received a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from Madras

Christian College in 1974 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA)

from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1976.Beginning her career in

India, Nooyi held product manager positions at Johnson & Johnson and textile

firm MetturBeardsell. She was admitted to Yale School of Management in 1978

and earned a Master's degree in Public and Private Management. While at Yale,

she completed her summer internship with Booz Allen Hamilton.Graduating in

1980, Nooyi joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and then held strategy

positions at Motorola and Asea Brown Boveri.

Nooyi was born Indra Krishnamurthy in Madras (now called Chennai), in southern

India, on October 28, 1955. Her family was part of India's middle class; her father

was a bank official, and a grandfather, whom she later credited as an inspiration,

was a district judge. Nooyi's mother also stretched her children's minds, making

up improvised games for Nooyi and her sister, Chandrika, based on world

problems. Nooyi had to place herself, for example, in the position of prime

minister of India. She loved to read and to watch Tamil-language film comedies.

She also had a younger brother, Narayanan, who followed her to Yale and to the

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American corporate world. Nooyibroke the mold in India's society, which was still

defined by strong gender roles. She played cricket and was a member of an all-girl

rock band. Even as a corporate executive she remained an enthusiastic If she gets

an idea, she goes after it. Theres no stopping her. In 2007, Indra Nooyi was

awarded Padma Bhushan by Government of India. In 2008, she was elected to

the fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Nooyi, now married and the mother of two daughters, believes that for any

woman, the people one loves are the bedrock of success. "Build around you a

terrific ecosystem, preferably with family," she advises. "But it's 'family' defined

every which way you want." It's a message she shares with her PepsiCo

employees a staggering 300,000 people report to her globally. "The times I feel

the greatest are when I'm coaching, developing talent, mentoring people to do

what they never thought they could. When you see your team blossoming and

growing, you say, 'Man, I'm doing good for the next generation.'