Paul Desmarais Jr
Chairman and Co-CEO, Power Corp of Canada
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Business Positions
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Lafargeholcim Ltd Cement maker
• Board Member (Jul '15→?) [+1]
• Member (?→'15)
Pargesa Holding SA
• Chairman (Oct '13→?)
SGS S.A. The world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company
• Board Member (Jul '13→?)
Power Corporation of Canada A diversified international management and holding company
• Chairman and CEO ('96→?) [+1]
• Chairman (Board of Directors), Co-Chief Management Officer; Member (Governance and Nominating
Great-West Lifeco Inc. A financial services holding company
• Board Member (May '86→?) [+1]
• Board Member (Board of Directors) (?→'15)
Desmarais Family Residuary Trust Controlling shareholder of Power Corp of Canada
• Trustee
TOTAL SA French multinational integrated oil and gas energy company, one of the seven "Supermajor" oil companies, active in ~130 countries
• director [+1]
• Independent Director (Board of Directors) (?→'15)
The Great-West Life Assurance Company
• Director ('16→?)
The Canada Life Assurance Company Insurance and wealth management
• Director ('16→?)
IGM Financial Inc. The largest non-bank-affiliated asset manager in Canada
• Director ('16→?)
Other Positions
Canadian Council of Chief Executives Representing the CEOs and entrepreneurs of 150 leading Canadian corporations
• Chairman
Brookings Institution Major Washington think tank
• Trustee
Business Council Of Canada
• Chair of the Board
Memberships
North American Competitivity Council
• Member
Order of Canada Canada's "highest honor for lifetime achievement."
• Member
The Business Council Business Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce since 1933
• Member
Family
Hélène Desmarais Chair of the Board of Directors of HEC Montréal
• wife
Paul Desmarais III
• eldest son
Jacqueline Desmarais wife of Paul Desmarais, Sr
• mother
Andre Roger Desmarais Power Corporation Of Canada
• brother
Paul G. Desmarais, Sr. French Canadian billionaire; owned Putnam Investments
• father ('54→?)
Donation/Grant Recipients
Brookings Institution Major Washington think tank
• Donation · 100,000 USD ('09) [+1]
• Donation ('14)