Paul Desmarais, Jr.

Paul Desmarais, Jr.

"A graduate of McGill University in Montreal and INSEAD in Fontainebleau, Mr. Desmarais was elected Vice Chairman (1984) then Chairman of the Board (1990) of Corporation Financiere Power, a company he helped to found. Since 1996, he has served as Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada. Principal other directorships - Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada., Chairman of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board of Corporation Financiere Power (Canada)., Vice-Chairman and Acting Managing Director of Pargesa Holding S.A. (Switzerland)., Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Canada). Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.(Belgium)., Director of GDF Suez (France)., Director of Lafarge., Director of IGM Financial Inc. (Canada)., Director of Power Corporation International."

His father is Paul Desmarais.

Affiliations

 * Director, Total Fina-Elf
 * Director, INSEAD

Criticism

 * Andrew Gavin Marshall, "Meet Canada’s Ruling Oligarchy: Parasites-a-Plenty!", Andrew Gavin Marshall Blog, May 10, 2012.⋅