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Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi
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Artist
Jon R. Friedman, born 1947
Sitter
Indra Nooyi, born 28 Oct 1955
Date
2019
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 127 × 110.6 × 5 cm (50 × 43 9/16 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Printed Material\Document
Artwork\Photograph
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Shelf
Indra Nooyi: Female
Indra Nooyi: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Acquired through the generosity of Blair and Cheryl Effron; the Jane and Alan Batkin Foundation; the Yale School of Management; the Koch Ellis Fund; the Robert and Carol Wolf Foundation; and PepsiCo Inc.
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.2019.4
Exhibition Label
Born Chennai, India
Indra Nooyi is an internationally recognized busi ness executive who served as chairman and CEO of PepsiCo for over a decade. After positions with companies such as the Boston Consulting Group, Motorola, and ABB, Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994. She became CEO in 2006, and led the company through 2018. During her tenure, PepsiCo was guided by “Performance with Purpose”—a philosophy focused on consumers, employees, the communities PepsiCo serves, and the planet. Under her leadership, the company also transformed its portfolio by reducing the sugar, fat, and salt content of its products. She emphasized diversity and inclu sion and spearheaded the creation of programs to facilitate work-life balance for employees. Nooyi was included on Fortune magazine’s annual list of “Most Powerful Women” for eighteen years and has received similar recognition in Forbes magazine. Her portraitist, Jon R. Friedman, is renowned for his carefully observed paintings of figures in the worlds of science, technology, and business.
Nacida en Chennai, India
Indra Nooyi es una ejecutiva de reputación interna cional que se desempeñó como presidenta y CEO de PepsiCo por más de una década. Tras laborar con empresas como Boston Consulting Group, Motorola y ABB, se trasladó a PepsiCo en 1994. En 2006 pasó a ser CEO y estuvo al frente de la compañía hasta 2018. Bajo su dirección, PepsiCo se rigió por la filosofía de “rendimiento con propósito”, centrada en el bienestar de los consumidores, empleados, comu nidades a las que sirve y el planeta. La compañía también transformó sus productos, reduciendo el contenido de azúcar, grasas y sal. Nooyi enfatizó
la diversidad y la inclusión, y fomentó programas para equilibrar la vida laboral y personal de los empleados. Durante 18 años apareció en la lista anual de “las mujeres más poderosas” en la revista Fortune y ha recibido una distinción similar en la revista Forbes. Su retratista, Jon R. Friedman, se distingue por las dotes de observación que plasma en sus pinturas de figuras de la ciencia, la tecnología y los negocios.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view