Investing.com - In June, PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi joins the board of the International Cricket Council as its first independent female director.
Though it's hardly Nooyi's greatest accomplishment, it is a fitting achievement for someone who played cricket in her youth and has changed the playing field of corporate management.
Noori, 62, was born and raised in Madras, India. After receiving bachelors degrees in physics, chemistry and math from the Madras Christian College, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, Nooyi worked in India for two years.
She then moved to the U.S to attend the Yale School of Management. After graduating in 1980, she went to work at Boston Consulting Group, followed by stints at Motorola (NYSE:MSI) and Asea Brown Boven.
She joined PepsiCo in 1994, where she would play a key role in the company's acquisitions of Tropicana and Quaker Oats. She was promoted to CFO in 2001, CEO in 2006 and chairman in 2007. Nooyi is best known for leading a restructuring that has turned PepsiCo into an international powerhouse. In 2015, she ranked second on Fortune's "Most Powerful Women List".
Off the job, Nooyi has served on the boards of the World Economic Forum, Tsinghua University, the International Rescue Committee, the non-profit women's organization, Catalyst, and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
All in all, it is a resume rich in diversity, which appears to be reflected in Nooyi's leadership at PepsiCo. The company is frequently counted among the best employers for diversity.