Olivier Desmarais is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Desmarais is chairman of Power Sustainable, a global alternative asset manager.  He is also Senior Vice-President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial since 2017.[1]

Early life and education

Desmarais was educated at Selwyn House School[2][3] and holds a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Political Science from McGill University.[4]

Career

He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2009. Desmarais became Vice-President Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial in 2017.[5] Since January 2017, he has been Senior Vice President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial.[6][7][8] Through his current role, Mr. Desmarais is highly involved with Power Energy Corporation,[9][10] In November 2018, Desmarais was named Chair of the Canada-China Business Council (CCBC).[11] Desmarais is a Director of Canada Life, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie.[12] He has been Chairman of Power Energy Corporation since 2015 and is a director of Lumenpulse.

Philanthropy

Desmarais is a board member of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation,[13] and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[14] Desmarais is a member of the Voltigeurs de Québec.[15]

Personal life

He is the son of André Desmarais and the grandson of Paul Desmarais and former Canadian Prime minister Jean Chrétien.

References

  1. ^ "Power Corporation of Canada | Senior Management". www.powercorporation.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Politics a great human endeavour, Chrétien tells Selwyn House students". Selwyn House School. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ Selwyn House School Yearbook 1999
  4. ^ "Olivier Desmarais, Power Corp of Canada: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Olivier Desmarais". BDG & Partners Financial Corporation. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Power Corporation of Canada | Senior Management". www.powercorporation.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ LLC, Nautilus Solar Energy. "Power Energy Corporation Acquires Nautilus Solar Energy From Management And Virgo Investment Group". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Power Energy Corporation". www.powerenergycorporation.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Power Energy Corporation". www.powerenergycorporation.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Lumenpulse to be Taken Private by Founder F-X Souvay, His Existing Partners and Power Energy Corporation – News & Events". Lumenpulse. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Board of Directors | Canada China Business Council (CCBC)". Canada China Business Council (CCBC). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Olivier Desmarais: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Our Board of Directors – MGH Foundation". Code Life. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Leadership Team – CIFAR". www.cifar.ca. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Biographie – Olivier Desmarais". voltigeursdequebec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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