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Indian origin former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PepsiCo has joined Amazon's board of directors, the online retail giant has said.

Nooyi, who stepped down as the CEO of Pepsico in October earlier this year, is the second woman of color to be added on the Amazon's board of directors. Earlier this month, Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer joined the Amazon board.

“We're thrilled to have elected two new members to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, Roz Brewer and Indra Nooyi,” Amazon said in its announcement.

Nooyi would be a member of the audit committee.

She served as the CEO of PepsiCo from October 2006 to October 2018, where she concurrently served as the Chairman of its board of directors from May 2007 to February 2019.

She was elected to PepsiCo's board of directors and turned out to be its President and Chief Financial Officer in 2001, and held leadership roles in finance, corporate strategy and development, and strategic planning after joining PepsiCo in 1994.

Nooyi has served as a director of Schlumberger Limited since April 2015.

-Sowmya Sangam