The key points (Part2):

The « Compendium » Henokiens

The Assembly is informed of the development of the Henokiens Compendium which now comprises 23 case studies of member companies all available on Henokiens website. The latest to be published will be the Grondona is case and the Lobmeyr case is under development.

Academic meetings

Participation of the Henokiens at the EDHEC conference on October 13, 2022 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the EDHEC Family Business Center and at the INSEAD Family Enterprise Day, June 3, 2023.

European Family Businesses

Following the General Assembly, Jesús Casado, Secretary General of European Family Businesses, an organization bringing together family business associations from different countries of the European Union, made a presentation on the developments and initiatives of EFB to all European institutions (commission, parliament and council of the European Union).

12th Edition of the Leonardo Da Vinci prize

The Leonardo da Vinci Prize, created by the Henokiens Associaton and le Château du Clos Lucé, has been awarded this year to the Swiss company Caran d’Ache.

Caran d’Ache is a Swiss, family-run company founded in 1915 and recognised internationally for its fine art drawing and Haute Écriture instruments. A true icon of the “Swiss Made” label, the Maison is 100% Swiss and is currently run by Carole Hubscher, member of the family involved in the company's management at the highest level since the 1930s. Caran d’Ache, whose headquarters and manufacturing site are located in Thônex, in the Canton of Geneva, embodies the passion of Fine Arts, serving creativity with elegance and excellence. Caran d’Ache employs approximately 300 people and manages a network of a dozen shops in Switzerland along with 120 shop¬-in-shops around the world and exports its products to 90 countries.

Founded in 1915 as the “Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons”, and renamed the “Fabrique de Crayons Ecridor S.A.” in 1920, the company will ultimately be renamed la Maison “Caran d’Ache” in 1924 by Arnold Schweitzer, an ambitious Swiss financier. Although sales of the Caran d’Ache pencils are progressing steadily in Switzerland, this is not the case abroad, which leads businessman Jacques Hubscher, Sr. and his son Henri to invest in the company in 1930 before taking ownership of it a few years later. Jacques Hubscher left his mark on the company starting in 1960 when he expanded the company internationally and broadened its scope to include the Haute Écriture sector. Carole Hubscher, representing the 4th generation of the family, has been at the helm of the Maison since 2012, alongside her sister Patricia Hubscher, member of the Board of Directors in charge of corporate governance and orientation for the coming generation, and their cousin, Dominique Christin.

The Prize was presented on September 28, 2023 to Ms. Carole Hubscher, President of Caran d'Ache, member of the 4th generation of the Hubscher family, by Mr. Jean-Claude Biver, entrepreneur, business leader in fine watchmaking, ex -president of the watch division of the LVMH group, in the company of Mr. Alberto Marenghi, President of the Henokiens Association, François Saint Bris, President of the Château du Clos Lucé- Parc Leonardo da Vinci and Mr. Patrick Chappatte, international press cartoonist.