Some industry insiders predicted that she would be moved to another area of the company to gain experience running her own business division. They did not realize Indra was in fact soon to be catapulted to the top. Even as one of the few women in corporate America’s highest echelons, and the only Indian woman in 2004, Nooyi had an unbeatable attitude: “I’m sure a glass ceiling exists, but it’s both transparent and fragile so you can break it.” And break it she did!
