The Henokiens Association is an international association of family-owned companies that have existed for 200 years or more, with at least one family member still involved in management.[1] Its name is derived from the biblical patriarch Enoch (Hénoch in French), who lived for 365 years before he was taken by God instead of dying.[2]
Founded in 1981 by the then-chairman of Marie Brizard, the association started with 4 members from France,[3] and it now has 56 members from Europe and Japan.[4] Its stated objective and raison d'être is to promote long-term decision making, notably through its Da Vinci Prize.[5]
The association's oldest member is the Japanese