Zeynep Ince

Zeynep Ince was appointed PMI’s Global Head Inclusion & Diversity in November 2021. She started her career with Philip Morris in 2008 as Market Counsel for PM Turkey. She progressed in central Legal & Compliance department through various roles with increasing responsibility. Before joining to I&D, she was leading Ethics & Compliance team in the EU Region. In her current position, Zeynep is responsible for running women’s development programs, engaging with markets/regions to cascade PMI’s global Inclusion & Diversity strategy, and supporting global Employee Resource Groups as governance and coordinator to expand locally. Social injustice and gender inequality were topics close to her heart, even when she was a child. Her passion for these topics was concertized in 2020 when she joined Women’s Inspiration Network Employee Resource Group as one of the founding members before moving to I&D. Her clear values make her stand for them until the end, always with the motto of making our world a little better.  Zeynep was born and grew up in Turkey. She began her career as an Associate Lawyer at White & Case and holds two Master of Law from Ankara University and the University of Nottingham.