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Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi joins Amazon’s board of directors
Indra Nooyi, who stepped down from her role as PepsiCo CEO in October, has been appointed to Amazon’s board of directors.
Nooyi will be part of the e-commerce giant’s audit committee on the board.
Nooyi spent 24 years with PepsiCo, including 12 as CEO. She was named as Fortune’s second most powerful woman in business in 2017. Nooyi has also served as a director of oilfield services company Schlumberger Ltd since April 2015.
Amazon's board of 11 directors includes founder and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos; Starbucks' Rosalind G. Brewer; Tom A. Alberg and Jamie S. Gorelick.
