Henna Inam

Henna Inam is the CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc., a company that helps Fortune 500 organizations grow transformational leaders. She is a former C-suite executive who drove transformation throughout her corporate career including roles such as: Global Head e-Innovation at Novartis, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Region President for the Americas, and Country General Manager in Mexico.

Henna founded Transformational Leadership Inc. in 2010 to help organizations develop authentic and agile leaders who create cultures of innovation, trust, inclusion, and growth. She is a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders globally. Clients are Fortune 500 companies including CNN, The Coca-Cola Company, E. W. Scripps, TSYS, AMC Theatres, The Home Depot. Henna’s coaching engagements include: Region President running a multi-billion dollar P&L, a female leader on Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women, Division R&D Head, Country CFO, Chief Audit Officer.

Henna has 20 years of experience working at Procter & Gamble and Novartis, including functional experience in Marketing, Finance, and Sales. As Chief Marketing Officer, Henna ran marketing for a $2 billion global business and as Region President, she managed a $600 million P&L. As Country General Manager in Mexico, Henna and her 600-member team tripled the rate of innovation and successfully turned around a business that was losing share and profits. She was recognized by Novartis (a global pharmaceutical company of 90,000 associates) in 2006 for their top Performance Excellence award.

Henna brings significant global experience, having lived or worked in seven countries across four continents. She is elected to the Board of Directors of Engro Corp., one of the largest publicly traded companies in Pakistan, where she also serves on the Board Compensation Committee. She is a frequent speaker on leadership and a blogger for Forbes. She has appeared on Fox Business, NPR, and is quoted in Fortune/CNN/Money online.

Committed to several non-profits that share her passion for the advancement of women in leadership, Henna is the organizer for TEDxWomen in Atlanta, GA. Henna received her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and completed Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School.Henna is committed to several non-profits that share her passion for the advancement of women in leadership. She is on the Board of Counselors for Carter Center and is the organizer of TEDxWomen in Atlanta. Henna received her BBA degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from the Wharton School and completed Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School.

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This article was written by Henna Inam, C-level executive coach, global speaker, and author of the book Wired for Disruption. She helps leaders grow their agility to be a force for good and thrive in times of change. They create organizations that drive breakthroughs in innovation, growth, and engagement. In roles including Head E-Innovation and Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer, Henna drove transformation throughout her 20-year corporate career as an executive with Fortune 500 companies. Join the thousands who follow her blog here. Connect on Linkedin.