Olivier Desmarais

Olivier Desmarais
EducationSelwyn House School
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa
McGill University
Employer(s)Power Corporation of Canada
Power Financial Corporation
Parent(s)Andre Desmarais
France Chrétien Desmarais
RelativesJean Chrétien (Grandfather)
Paul Desmarais (Grandfather)
Paul Desmarais Jr. (Uncle)
Paul Desmarais III (Cousin)

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.

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.