Margareth henriquez biography

Margareth Henriquez, president and CEO of Krug, started as a young woman in a male-dominated wine and spirits industry, but proved herself no shrinking violet.
Having originally trained as an engineer, the Harvard graduate and Venezuelan national has since cemented a reputation as an executive with the know-how to head.
Finished Thesis in May 2020.

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PWN Summıt - Celebratıng Inspıratıonal Women

Agenda

08 March 2021

PWN Summit

16:30 – 17:00 PRE-EVENT NETWORKING

Join early and mingle with like minded professionals from around the world.

17:00 – 17:05 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

Welcome words from PWN Vienna presidents, Joy Medos and Claudia Cordie and from PWN Global presidents, Sheila Gemin and Carina Furlong

17:05 – 17:20 FIRESIDE CHAT

Fiona Flynn, President PWN Dublin will interview Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and Adjunct professor for climate justice

17:20 – 18:25 BE INSPIRED

Roberta Metsola, Vice President of the European Parliament, Inspirational message

Cecilia Ronan, CEO Citi Europe: Inspirational message

Olivier Campenon, CEO Lefebvre Sarrut: Why have I joined PWN advisory board?

Otilia Ciotau, Adviser to MD and CFO at World Bank: Find your mountains. Go climb them.

Marc Carena, CEO McDonald’s Russia: Inspirational message

Jenifer Clausell-Tormos, CEO Develop Diverse: How determination for closing the diversity gap led me to build my own

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Special Guest: Margareth Henríquez: President & CEO, Krug Champagne

In Margareth Henríquez’s illustrious career of nearly 40 years, 28 have been spent as President and/or CEO of multinational or global companies in Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina and now in France.

Ms. Henríquez is renowned for developing and implementing strategies to manage companies in difficult contexts and circumstances. For 28 years she has contributed to different companies by developing and executing the right strategies to successfully lead their ways as president and/ or CEO of companies which produced and distributed wines and spirits in Venezuela, food in Mexico, sparkling and still wines in Argentina and now in the House of Krug, in Reims, France. The House of Krug is at the very top of the Champagne industry, it is the only house that has created only Prestige Champagnes since it was founded in 1843.

Ms. Henríquez, better known as Maggie, was also president of the Association of Manufacturers in Venezuela, Mexico and actively participated in the transformation of the wine Argentinean Industry. In Ar

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Margareth Henríquez is to leave Krug after 12 years

Margareth Henríquez is to leave Krug after 12 years as CEO to join luxury crystalware producer Baccarat as managing director from the start of April.

Her replacement at Krug will be Manuel Reman who is the current president of Moët Hennessy Champagne Services (MCHS) who will take over in April after a handover period in March.

Arguably Henríquez most significant move at the house was to introduce the idea of re-releasing Krug Grande Cuvée with extra cellar ageing and at a significant price premium. At the same time through the innovative ID code, identifying the base year on which each blend is made, thus making the wines very collectable, a move that was originally frowned upon by Olivier Krug and former winemaker Eric Lebel, but in retrospect has proved to be an excellent commercial decision.

Henriquez took over as president and CEO at Krug in late 2008, when the global economy was in meltdown and Krug has lost 35% of its volumes, followed by another 35% in 2009.

For such a time, Venezuela-born Henriquez had the right ki