9. Also holds a Master's Degree in Public and Private management from the Yale School of Management.(1980)Family: Married Raj K. Nooyi (management consultant); children: two
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12. Nooyi had directed the company's global strategy for more than a decade and led PepsiCo's restructuring, including the 1997 divestiture of its restaurants into Tricon, now known as Yum! Brands.
13. Nooyi also took the lead in the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998,and merger with Quaker Oats Company, which also brought Gatorade to PepsiCo.
14. In 2007 she became the fifth CEO in PepsiCo's 44-year history.
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16. Forbes magazine ranked Nooyi third on the 2008 and 2009 list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
17. Fortune magazine has named Nooyi number one on its annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in business for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
18. In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report.
19. In 2007, she was chosen as a recipient of the ‘Padma Bhushan’ award by the Government of India.
20. In 2008, she was elected to the Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
21. In January 2008, she was elected Chairwoman of the US-India Business Council.
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24. Later, she acquired the Master Degree in Management Studies from the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
29. In 1996, headed the newly formed the Infrastructure Industry Group of ICICI, which aimed "to create dedicated industry expertise in the areas of Power, Telecom and Transportation".
30. In 1998, she was promoted as the General Manager and headed ICICI's “Major Client Group”, which handled relationships with ICICI's top 200 clients.
31. In 1999, handled the Strategy and E-commerce divisions of ICICI.
32. Under Kochhar's leadership, ICICI bank started the Retail business in July 2000 and emerged the largest retail financer in India, in the next five years.
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34. October 2006 to October 2007, she handled the International and Corporate businesses of ICICI Bank.
35. October 2007 to April 2009, Kochhar was also the bank's CFO, Joint Managing Director (JMD) and the official spokesperson.
36. Kochhar is the Vice-Chairperson of ICICI Bank UK PLC and ICICI Bank Canada.
37. She is a director in ICICI International Limited and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. and part of the Governing Council in The ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth-Member.
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39. Ranked 20th in the Forbe's list of Most Powerful Women in the World, 2009.
40. Ranked 25th in the Fortune’s List of Most Powerful Women in Business, 2008.
41. Featured in the list of 25 most powerful women leaders in Business Today, 2008.
42. Selected as ‘Rising Star Award’ for Global Awards 2006 by Retail Banker International.
46. 1980-Joined Cadbury India, she was one of the first Indians selected to work on overseas assignments, which took her to the UK, (where she launched the successful brand ‘Wispa’), Nigeria and South Africa.
47. 1994-Joined Coca-Cola, where she was its worldwide marketing director and had the responsibility to chalk out the brand’s worldwide strategy.
52. Britannia moved to take full control of its high-end bakery retailer, Daily Bread, in which it had acquired 50% stake in 2006.
53. Britannia’s topline revenue has doubled in the four years between 2005-09. The company has been growing at around 20% annually, and its market share, in the Rs 6000-crore biscuit market, has stabilised around 35%.
54. CSR touch-Britannia has fostered a unique partnership with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Nandi Foundation to supply iron-fortified Tiger biscuits as part of the mid-day meal program in schools in Andhra Pradesh.
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57. She is the Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Ltd and Director, Kinetic Motors. Her husband, Manish Motwani, is the Managing Director of Kinetic Communications Ltd. They have a son Sidhant.
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59. Senior Consultant, BARRA (an investment consulting firm in the US ) (1994-97),
61. GM, Corporate Affairs, Kinetic Engineering Limited Family Business(1997).The Kinetic group’s Kinetic Motor Company manufactures and sells scooters and scooterettes, and Kinetic Engineering Company makes motorcycles and mopeds. She later became Joint Managing Director, KEL (1998-till date)
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63. Kinetic Honda to Kinetic Motors which later went into a technical tie up with UEN, a Taiwanese company, and Hyosung Motors (Korea) increasing its product and price range.
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65. Young Super Achiever Award from the leading magazine ‘Business Today’.(2003)
66. Society Young Achiever's Award for Business in the year 2002.
67. ‘Global Leader of Tomorrow’ by the World Economic Forum (2002); and
91. After her education she joined the ANZ Griendlays Bank, which in now known as the Standard Chartered Bank.
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93. She was instrumental in facilitating the cellular phone services nationwide through a deal involving the Tatas and Birlas.
94. Then she became the Managing Director of the HSBC bank.
95. In the year 2000, the Fortune magazine declared her as the third most powerful businesswoman in Asia.
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98. In the year 2001, she received the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year award.
99. She has graduated from the Calcutta University and later, wedded Shyam Sunder Bhartia.
100. This particular gentleman is the chairman of the Rs 14 billion Jubilant Organosys Limited, a Pharma company. Became a member of the HT in the year 1986, she was the very first woman chief executive of a national newspaper and in all probability, also among the youngest.
101. She was nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha.
102. Shobhana Bhartia was also handed the Global Leader of Tomorrow award by the World Economic Forum in the year 1996. Then again in the year 2001.
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106. She converted Tafe into a hi technology-oriented company, thereby becoming the initial choice of the farmers.
107. There was a period, when the company had to face a tough time, however; even then, the company invested a huge amount of over Rs 70 crore in the designing and development of products.
108. The Company is earning a business over Rs 1,200 cr.
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110. She is the first lady to have assumed the role of a president of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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113. She studied Ayurveda and believed that it is the best alternative to chemical cosmetics.
114. She took an extensive training in cosmetic therapy for a long period of 10 years from the leading institutions of London, Paris, New York and Copenhagen.
115. The products launched by her Company head their way to leading global stores such as Blooming Dales (New York), Harrods and Selfridges (London), Seibu (Japan), Galleries Lafayette (Paris), and La Rinaeccente (Milan).
116. She has launched more than 400 different kinds of beauty products.