Paul Desmarais Jr.

Paul Desmarais Jr.

Chairman and co-CEO
Power Corporation of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada continues to be a juggernaut in financial services, asset management, sustainable and renewable energy, and other business sectors in North America, Europe and Asia. The group’s many brands include Power Financial (Great-West Lifeco, Great West Financial, IGM Financial, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments), Power Energy (Potentia, Lumenpulse and Lion Electric) and Sagard Investment Funds. Paul Desmarais Jr. heads Power Corporation alongside his brother, Andre Desmarais, and also serves as executive co-chairman of Power Financial. In North America, he is a director of many Power subsidiaries, including Power Financial, Great-West Lifeco, London Life, Canada Life, Putnam Investments, IGM Financial, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie.

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