Hélène Desmarais

Hélène Desmarais is a prominent and influential business leader in Canada. Since it was founded in 1996, Hélène has been Chair and CEO of the Centre d’Entreprises et d’Innovation de Montréal (CEIM), one of Canada’s most successful technology incubator in Canada. The CEIM has catalyzed the development of hundreds of Canadian startups, some of which have become world-class enterprises. Hélène serves on the boards of Christian Dior SE, the main holding of LVMH, Christian Dior Couture and GardaWorld Security. She is the chairman of HEC-Montreal.