PepsiCo Executive Ramon Laguarta to Replace Indra Nooyi as CEO

PepsiCo Executive Ramon Laguarta to Replace Indra Nooyi as CEO
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi speaks at the official opening of a PepsiCo Bottling Group plant in Domodedovo, Russia on July 8, 2009. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images
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PepsiCo Inc said on Aug. 6 that Indra Nooyi would step down as its longtime chief executive officer, handing over the reins to company veteran Ramon Laguarta at a time the beverage maker navigates a shrinking global soda market.

Laguarta will take over on Oct. 3 and will also join the board, the company said in a statement.