According to the Fortune report, before the announcement of Nooyi's exit, PepsiCo's stock was flat year over year and its beverage sales in North America had dropped for four consecutive quarters as consumers look for alternatives to soda. When the PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi’s younger daughter, Tara, was a child, she would call her mother’s office to ask for permission to play Nintendo. "I look at our performance over a long period of time," she said. "I see the struggles women go through, and you ca not expect every woman to be a superwoman," she said. Quick Facts About Indra Nooyi: Date of Birth: October 28, 1955 (64 years old) Parents: Shantha Krishnamurthy, Krishnamurthy. She added, "Now is the the time to shift my priorities to my family." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Indra and Raj have two grown-up daughters – Preetha Nooyi and Tara Nooyi. "It concerns me in that we can actually count how many there are, as opposed to saying there are hundreds," she told Fortune in an interview. There is need to focus on removing barriers to women's progress, she said. They have two daughters. Ms Nooyi, 62, will step down on October 3 after 24 years with the company, the last 12 as CEO.

Indra married Raj K. Nooyi, president at AmSoft Systems, in 1981. Indra Nooyi has ruled out joining politics and will now focus on her family after her long-innings at the world's second-largest food and beverage giant PepsiCo. Ms Nooyi described the development as a "day of mixed emotions for me". Husband: Raj K. Nooyi (m.1980)

After the 2016 US presidential elections, Indra Nooyi had said Democrat Hillary Clinton's loss to Republican Donald Trump left her daughters and PepsiCo's employees devastated and there were serious concerns among the company's workers, especially the non-white employees, about their safety in an America with Trump as its president.

PepsiCo yesterday announced that its Board of Directors have unanimously elected Ramon Laguarta, 54, to succeed Indian-origin Nooyi as Chief Executive Officer. Among the few executives to break the glass ceiling in corporate America, Ms Nooyi had also created history by being among the few India-born females to lead a global giant when she took over the reins at PepsiCo. Indra Nooyi, 62, will step down on October 3 after 24 years with the company, the last 12 as CEO. Under Trump Pressure, Mike Pompeo Vows To Put Out Clinton Emails, Hillary Clinton's Hilarious Tweet After Reaching Zoom's Time Limit On TV, "Joe Biden Should Not Concede" In Close Election, Says Hillary Clinton, Actor On Life Support, Needs Funds For Treatment. Ms Nooyi, one of the world's most powerful and influential business leaders, said leading PepsiCo has been the "honour" of her lifetime, and she is "incredibly proud" of all the company has done over the past 12 years to advance the interests of shareholders and stakeholders.