In May 2012, the "Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc" (CGEM) elected Bensalah-Chaqroun as president, making her the first female to head the organization. After re-election in 2015, King Mohammed VI sent his congratulations and wished her success, citing her "sincere patriotism" and "adoption of constructive dialogue with all economic, social and political partners in Morocco". Under her presidency, Bensalah-Chaqroun received observer status for CGEM at the 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakech. She completed her second and last term as president in May 2018.