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Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi

Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi(Tamil : இந்திரா கிருஷ்ணமுர்த்தி நூயி) (born 28 October 1955) is a Tamil-born American business executive.

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Pepsi Board OKs 4% Dividend Hike

Soda and snack giant PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) lifted its annual dividend by 9 cents a share on Wednesday just days after reporting a stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit.

The Purchase, N.Y.-based maker of Frito-Lay chips, Quaker Oatmeal, and Pepsi and Mountain Dew soda, said its board authorized a 4% increase to $2.15 a share from $2.06, marking the company's 40th consecutive annual dividend increase.PepsiCo, which has returned more than $50 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases since 2002, said the first quarterly installment of 53.75 cents will be paid on June 29 to shareholders of record on June 1."The Board's decision to increase our annual dividend demonstrates the confidence we have in the fundamental strength of PepsiCo's business and our future growth prospects," Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi said in a statement.The No. 2 non-alcoholic beverage maker behind Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) said it plans to deliver more than $6 billion to shareholders this year.Pepsi...

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    PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) plans to spend up to $600 million more on marketing this year to try improve sales in North America and will lay off about 3% of its global workfo...

  2. Report: PepsiCo Looks to Juice Profits With 4,000 Layoffs

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  4. PepsiCo taking more time to review its business

    PepsiCo Inc's <PEP.N> management and its board are extending their ongoing review of business plans for 2012 and beyond, the drink and food maker said on Tuesday."As...

  5. PepsiCo Sells 24 Chinese Bottlers to Accelerate Expansion

    PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) is selling its Chinese beverage bottling business to one of the country’s leading instant tea and bottled water makers, Tingyi Holdings, to accele...

  6. PepsiCo lineup to look healthier in 10 years: CEO

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  7. Boosted by Emerging Market Sales, Pepsi Net Rises 4.1%

    PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) revealed a 4.1% bump in third-quarter profits on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected sales helped the beverage and snack giant narrowly surpass fo...

  8. Pepsi, NFL Renew Sponsorship Deal

    PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) and the National Football League have renewed their long-term partnership with a new agreement set to take effect in 2012.One of the largest-ever ...

  9. Companies see slack second-half demand

    By Martinne Geller and Brad Dorfman"The modest pickup in total consumer spending almost all U.S. businesses saw earlier in the year has reversed in the past several ...

  10. PepsiCo 2Q Net Jumps on Higher Worldwide Volumes

    PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) reported Thursday an 18% improvement in second-quarter profit that matched analyst estimates as worldwide snack sales grew even with a still chall...

  11. Bair to Exit FDIC on July 8

    Sheila Bair , one of the top U.S. banking regulators, officially announced plans Monday to step down as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation when he...

  12. Pepsi Raises Annual Dividend by 7%

    Soda and snack giant PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) said on Wednesday that its board of directors authorized a 7% increase in its annual dividend.Marking its 39th consecutive an...

  1. Business Leaders: PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi

    Name: Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi Date of Birth: Oct. 28, 1955 Company: PepsiCo Position: Chairman and CEO Previous role:  PepsiCo's president and CFO Education: BS '8...

  2. PepsiCo CEO Nooyi's 2011 Total Pay Up 5.8% To $17.1 Million

    PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) Chairman and Chief Executive Indra Nooyi earned 2011 compensation valued at $17.1 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filin...

  3. Sense Of Mystery Shrouds Hunt For World Bank Chief

    A sense of mystery has settled over the process of selecting a new president of the World Bank with the Obama administration yet to make clear who it will put forwar...

  4. How Will Pepsi Exec Change Impact Women Have in Business?

    Tara Dowdell of the Tara Dowdell Group discusses the future of Indra Nooyi and how it will impact women’s ability to rise to upper-level executive positions.

  5. Pepsi Shakes Up Management Structure

    In an effort to groom a successor for CEO Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) announced on Monday the return of a former exec to head of its Americas Food division, and ...

  6. Pepsi Alters Structure, Taps New CEO At a Unit

    PepsiCo Inc., the Purchase, N.Y., soft-drinks-and-snacks major, created a new global management structure, including naming a new chief executive for Pepsi Americas ...

  7. PepsiCo to Cut 3% of Workforce

    Food and beverage company PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) revealed plans on Thursday to axe nearly 9,000 jobs and also posted fourth-quarter earnings that narrowly topped Wall St...

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