Canadian businessman
Olivier Desmarais is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Desmarais is chairman and CEO of Power Sustainable Capital, 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.
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