Indra K. Nooyi

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo

New Leaders for New Realities

On May 13 at the Chief Executives’ Club of Boston, Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo and “the most powerful woman in business” according to Fortune magazine, spoke about talent strategy and management, saying they are “as important as business strategy and management.” Robert Kraft, chairman and chief executive officer of The Kraft Group and owner of the New England Patriots, introduced Nooyi.

TAKEAWAYS

“Shareholder value can be created only if you have outstanding talent.” READ TRANSCRIPT AND VIEW VIDEO »

“We identified 300 critical senior leadership roles that would make or break our success. To make sure we [have] the talent coming up ready … for the last four years I’ve spent about 30 percent of my time with potential C-suite successors.” READ TRANSCRIPT AND VIEW VIDEO »

“The new talent [at PepsiCo] has allowed us to start shifting … from a very Western-centric perspective to a bit more distributed perspective.” READ TRANSCRIPT AND VIEW VIDEO »

“The new CEO has to bring an abundance of emotion to the job. If you don’t ... talent is going to abandon you.” READ TRANSCRIPT AND VIEW VIDEO »

PRESS COVERAGE

Dow Jones: “PepsiCo: Commodity Inflation Clearly Major Area for Concern”
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Boston Globe: “PepsiCo Point of View: CEO Says Tax on Soda Is Wrong Way to Tackle Childhood Obesity” READ ARTICLE »

Boston Herald: “PepsiCo Boss Indra Nooyi Blasts Crackdown on Soda, Snacks” READ ARTICLE »