PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to Step Aside

After 12 years, Nooyi will leave the future of snacks and drinks giant to insider Ramon Laguarta

PepsiCo Inc.’s longtime leader Indra Nooyi will step aside as chief executive, handing the future of the company to one of her lieutenants at a time when the soda and snacks markets are being roiled by shifting consumer tastes.

Ms. Nooyi, 62 years old, steered the maker of Mountain Dew, Gatorade and Doritos chips for a dozen years through...