Currently, the Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi has been listed as one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women consistently since 2008 by Forbes and was ranked as the second Most Powerful Women by Fortune in 2015.
As the world's second-largest food and beverage company, Pepsi has risen significantly under her leadership. Nooyi also is also one of the highest-paid women CEO in America. How much net worth has Nooyi earned? What is her salary at PepsiCo? We have all details here.
Net Worth
Besides being one of the most powerful women in the world, the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi has earned a hefty amount of money being the third highest paid woman CEO in America. Nooyi's estimated net worth is $31 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
The 62-year-old Indian American business executive who joined PepsiCo in 1994 became the chief financial officer in 2001. Since then PepsiCo's annual net profit rose to $6.5 billion from $2.7 billion.
Serve as the CEO of PepsiCo
Starting from 2006, Nooyi is serving as the CEO of PepsiCo, and her current salary at PepsiCo is $18 million annually. According to some sources, her earing in 2011 was $17 million with a base salary of $1.9 million and a cash bonus of $2.5 million.
Her earing rose to $19,087,832 in 2014 with $5.5 million of equity. By 2016, her payment increased to13% from $26.4 million to $29.8 million.
Indra Nooyi: Achievements and Awards
Nooyi has been listed as the number one businesswoman from the year 2006 to 2010, according to Fortune magazine. In the year 2015, she ranked as the second Most Powerful woman by Fortune. Forbes also ranked her as one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women consistently since 2008.
The Indian American business executive was also titled one of America's Best Leaders in the year 2008 according to U.S. News & World Report.
Honored with an award by the former President
Further, Nooyi also was named "25 Greatest Global Living Legends" in 2013, according to NDTV.
Nooyi was also honored with an award by the former President of India Pranab Mukherjee in December 2013. The mother of two daughters, Tara Nooyi and Preetha Nooyi, Indra Nooyi also ranked #3 in Forbes World's Powerful Moms.
Indra Nooyi on Charity
Nooyi has also been involved in several charity events. She donated an unrevealed amount of money to the prestigious Yale School of Management in 2016 becoming the school's biggest alumni donor.
The business school also has started a deanship in honor of her donation making her the first woman to endow the deanship at the top business school.
She said at the time:
"My experience at the Yale School of Management forever altered the course of my life,"
She added:
"My gift to this wonderful institution pales in comparison with the gift that Yale gave me — the fundamental understanding that leadership requires an expansive worldview and a deep appreciation of the many points of intersection between business and society."
Prior, Nooyi was also involved in several charity supports like the construction of classrooms, the Nooyi classroom, and the Isaacson classroom as a tribute to Professor Larry Isaacson.
Indra Nooyi: Quick Facts
- Nooyi was born Indra Krishnamurthy.
- She was born on 28 October 1955 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- She is 1.75 M tall.
- She attended Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Madras Christian College of the University of Madras, and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
- She earned her master's degree in Public and Private Management from Yale School of Management.
- Nooyi married her husband Raj K. Nooyi in 1980.
