Olivier Desmarais
Olivier Desmarais | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Employer | Power Corporation of Canada Power Financial Corporation |
| Parent | Andre Desmarais France Chrétien Desmarais |
| Relatives | Paul Desmarais Sr. (grandfather) Paul Desmarais Jr. (uncle) Paul Desmarais III (cousin) |
Olivier Desmarais is a Canadian businessman. He is the son of André Desmarais and the grandson of Paul Desmarais and former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
Biography
Desmarais was educated at Selwyn House School[1] for primary and secondary school[2] 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.[3]
A member of the Québec Bar since 2009, Desmarais became Vice-President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial in 2014 and Senior Vice-President of Power Corporation and Power Financial in 2017. Since January 2017, he has been Senior Vice-President of Power Corporation and Power Financial.[4][5][6] Through his current role, Mr. Desmarais is highly involved with Power Energy Corporation[7][8], which has interests in:
- Potentia Renewables;
- Nautilus Solar;
- Lumenpulse;
- The Lion Electric Co.
Olivier Desmarais and his cousin Paul Desmarais III have occupied key positions within the senior management team of Power Corporation in the last years.[9][10]
Board memberships
He is a Director of Canada Life, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie.[11] He has been Chairman of Power Energy Corporation since 2015 and is a director of Lumenpulse.
Professional memberships
In November 2018, Desmarais was named Chair of the Canada-China Business Council (CCBC).[12].
Philanthropy
He is a board member of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation,[13] and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[14]
Olivier is a member of the Voltigeurs de Québec.[15]
References
- ^ Politics a great human endeavour, Chrétien tells Selwyn House students
- ^ Selwyn House School Yearbook 1999
- ^ "Olivier Desmarais, Power Corp of Canada: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Power Corporation of Canada | Senior Management". www.powercorporation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/power-energy-corporation-acquires-nautilus-solar-energy-from-management-and-virgo-investment-group-300893433.html
- ^ https://www.powerenergycorporation.com/en/
- ^ https://www.powerenergycorporation.com/en/#investments
- ^ https://www.lumenpulse.com/news/336/lumenpulse-to-be-taken-private-by-founder-f-x-souvay-his-existing-partners-and-power-energy-corporation
- ^ Das, Anupreeta; Mackrael, Kim (2016-08-22). "Canada's Desmarais Clan: A New Generation Takes Control". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ Jacqueline Nelson, Andrew Willis (December 1, 2017). "The Power Corp. puzzle: Why a Canadian empire is treading water". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Olivier Desmarais: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Board of Directors | Canada China Business Council (CCBC)". Canada China Business Council (CCBC). Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Our Board of Directors - MGH Foundation". Code Life. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Leadership Team - CIFAR". www.cifar.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ https://www.voltigeursdequebec.com/biographie