Amazon.com Inc said has on Monday May 6, appointed former PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Officer, Indra Nooyi as a director. She is the second woman to be named to the board this month as part of the e-commerce giant’s efforts to increase diversity.
The company last year adopted a new policy to boost diversity and named Starbucks Corp’s Chief Operating Officer Rosalind Brewer as a director earlier this month, making her the second black woman to serve on the board.Advertisement
With Nooyi’s appointment, Amazon’s eleven-member board now has five women including Nooyi, Brewer, Jamie Gorelick, Judith McGrath and Patricia Stonesifer.
Nooyi, who will be part of the audit committee of Amazon’s board, stepped down as the CEO of PepsiCo in October 2018 and as the chairman of the beverage-and-snack maker earlier this year.
Aside sitting on the board of Amazon, she also serves as director on the board of oilfield services provider, Schlumberger since April 2015.
Culled from channelsnewsasia.com
