Olivier Desmarais
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Olivier Desmarais | |
|---|---|
| Education | Selwyn House School |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa McGill University |
| Employer(s) | Power Corporation of Canada Power Financial Corporation |
| Parent(s) | Andre Desmarais France Chrétien Desmarais |
| Relatives | Jean Chrétien (Grandfather) Paul Desmarais (Grandfather) Paul Desmarais Jr. (Uncle) Paul Desmarais III (Cousin) |
Olivier Desmarais (born June 1982[1]) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Desmarais is chairman of Power Sustainable, a global alternative asset manager. He is also Senior Vice-President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial since 2017.[2]
Desmarais was educated at Selwyn House School[3][4] 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.[5]
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.[6] Since January 2017, he has been Senior Vice President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial.[7][8][9] Through his current role, Mr. Desmarais is highly involved with Power Energy Corporation,[10][11] In November 2018, Desmarais was named Chair of the Canada-China Business Council (CCBC).[12] Desmarais is a Director of Canada Life, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie.[13] He has been Chairman of Power Energy Corporation since 2015 and is a director of Lumenpulse.