03/07/08 - Greenwich News Reports From The Greenwich Time

Indra Nooyi, a Greenwich resident and the first female CEO of PepsiCo, arrives at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich to be honored at the biennial Peterson Business Award Dinner last night.


PepsiCo chief executive is first woman to receive Peterson award

GREENWICH - When Indra Nooyi looks for inspiration, she doesn't limit herself to just the business world. She casts her net much wider.

"Lots of people have lessons to teach you," said Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo Inc., who was the featured guest at a cocktail hour the Greenwich Library hosted last night for its major donors at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

Her inspiration has come from family members, professors or strangers - "Whoever has a lesson to teach you," Nooyi said.....

Condo owners seek more power
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Multi-truck crash causes lane closures
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Safe Routes plan hits impasse
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Committee votes to fund study of safety of artificial fields
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