Who served as CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018?

Indra Nooyi served as CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018. She became CEO after Steven Reinemund and later also served as PepsiCo’s chairwoman.

Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and advanced through strategy, finance, and operating roles. Before becoming CEO, she helped shape major corporate decisions, including the 1997 spin-off of PepsiCo’s restaurant businesses, which became part of Yum! Brands.

As CEO, Nooyi promoted a strategy known as “Performance with Purpose,” emphasizing business growth alongside healthier products, environmental goals, and social responsibility. She stepped down as CEO in August 2018, and Ramon Laguarta succeeded her later that year.

A common mix-up is confusing Nooyi’s successor, Laguarta, with the executive who preceded her, Reinemund. Nooyi remained PepsiCo’s chair until early 2019.