R. Jeffrey Orr

R. Jeffrey Orr is a Canadian businessman and is the president and chief executive of Power Corporation of Canada.

Background

Orr holds a Bachelor of Arts — Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey Business School in London, Ontario.[1]

Career

Orr was appointed president and chief executive officer of Power Corporation of Canada in February 2020.[2][3]

He has been president and chief executive officer of Power Financial since 2005.[4][5] From 2001 to 2005, he was president and chief executive officer of IGM Financial.

Prior to joining IGM Financial, he was chairman and chief executive officer of BMO Nesbitt Burns[6] and vice-chair, Investment Banking Group, Bank of Montreal. He had been with BMO Nesbitt Burns and predecessor companies since 1981.

Jeffrey Orr has been recognized as one of Canada's most powerful business people in 2015 by the Canadian Business.[7] At that time, he was overseeing $373 billion in assets.

Board Memberships

He serves as a director of:[2]

Orr is a Member of the Business Council of Canada.[8][9]

Honors and awards

Philanthropy

Orr has been supporting the Canadian Red Cross as an Honorary committee member from 2016 to 2019.[11][12][13]

He is a member of the council of governors of Centraide of Greater Montreal.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Values matter, says honorary degree recipient Jeff Orr". Ivey Business School.
  2. ^ a b "Power Corporation of Canada | Senior Management". www.powercorporation.com.
  3. ^ "Retirement crisis? What retirement crisis, Power Financial CEO says". thestar.com. May 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "New CEO at Power Financial - CBC News". CBC. 2005-05-09. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. ^ "Une croissance malgré les défis". www.powercorporationhistory.com.
  6. ^ "Nesbitt's Orr joins Investors Group as CEO". Investment Executive. April 25, 2001.
  7. ^ "Jeffrey Orr: Canada's Most Powerful Business People 2016". www.canadianbusiness.com.
  8. ^ "GWLOF Company Profile & Executives - Great-West Lifeco Inc. 5.9% 1st Pfd. Series F - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.
  9. ^ "Members". Business Council of Canada.
  10. ^ "Jeff Orr, HBA '81, named Ivey Business Leader of the Year". Ivey Business School.
  11. ^ Brulotte, Rodger (7 June 2016). "La Croix-Rouge canadienne amasse la somme record de 1,6 M $". Le Journal de Montréal.
  12. ^ Brulotte, Rodger (27 May 2017). "La Croix-Rouge canadienne recueille la somme record de 1,7 M$". Le Journal de Montréal.
  13. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Council of Governors". centraide.