Danièle Henkel
Irrefutable figure and jewel of Quebec entrepreneurship, visionary, Danièle Henkel is endowed with an incomparable, limitless determination and perseverance that have earned two medals from the National Assembly of Quebec, recognition of the one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women and to be named the most credible CEO in business by her peers and the public for the last two decades.
Daniele Henkel Enterprises Inc. recognized as the Canadian leader in the medical-aesthetic field was created in 1996 from a simple exfoliation product: the Renaissance ™ Glove.
The company manufactures an exfoliation glove renown all over the world. Daniele Henkel Enterprises Inc. also imports and distributes high-tech equipment for both specialized clinics for burn victims and people with breast cancer and for medical aesthetic clinics. You probably all discovered Daniele Henkel through the show Dans l’œil du Dragon where she charmed the public for 5 seasons. From 2015 to 2018, she was also Chair of the Board of Directors of Parc Jean Drapeau. She brilliantly fulfills her multiple mandates, including bringing together island partners, reviewing governance, repositioning Parc Jean-Drapeau in Quebec, while rebalancing the financial health
of the Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Aware of people’s challenges and realities, she rallies both business and political worlds. In 2013, she had the great honor of replacing the Governor General for the graduation ceremony of the Royal Military College St-Jean. In 2018, she is named the Government of Canada’s Champion of the #WeFi initiative, a World Bank program that aims to promote the financial independence of women entrepreneurs in developing countries. She was also named a member of the advisory board of FinDev Canada, a finance institute of Canada’s development. In 2019, the honorable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade and Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, named her co-chair of a committee of national experts to make effective recommendations for increasing the number of women entrepreneurs in Canada.
Additionally, in 2018, Danièle Henkel has also been a member of the Advisory Board of Investissement Quebec.