Paul Desmarais III

Paul Desmarais III
Born 1981/1982 (age 36–37)
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater
Occupation Businessperson
Employer
Spouse(s)
Mary Dailey Pattee (m. 2008)
[1]
Parent(s)
Relatives

Paul Desmarais III (born 1981/1982)[1] is a Canadian businessperson. He is the son of Paul Desmarais Jr. and the grandson of Paul Desmarais.

Career

After working at Goldman Sachs, Imerys and Great-West Lifeco, Paul Desmarais III became Vice-President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial Corporation in 2014.[2][3] In January 2017, he was named Senior Vice President of both companies.[4]

He is Executive Chairman of Sagard Holdings, Portag3 Ventures, and Peak Achievement Athletics, and Vice-Chairman of Imerys.[5] 

He is also a director of:

Desmarais is involved in financial technology, especially with Portag3,[15] a fund that aims to "find the next generation of Canadian financial technology entrepreneurs and help them build global companies".[16]

Desmarais holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD.[17]

Other engagements

He is the Founder and Honorary President of Young Canadians in Finance, an organization that aims to "build a more competitive Canadian financial system".[18]

He is a board member of The Next 36[19] and the Rideau Hall Foundation.[20]

He was co-chair of the Arctic Expedition to the North Magnetic Pole, organized in 2014 by the True Patriot Love Foundation.[21]

Desmarais is an honouree of Canada's 2017 Top 40 Under 40 Awards.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mary Dailey Pattee, Paul Desmarais". The New York Times. 22 June 2008. p. ST14. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Canada's Next Leaders: Paul Desmarais III on carving his own career path, retrieved 2018-01-19
  3. ↑ "Desmarais scion to oversee family-backed Canadian fintech venture capital fund". Financial Post. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Paul Desmarais III - Canadian Corporate Innovation Summit | BDC.ca". www.bdc.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Paul Desmarais III, Executive Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Board of directors by Great-West Life in Canada". Great-West Life. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ↑ "Board of Directors". www.igmfinancial.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  8. ↑ "IGM Financial Inc. Makes Additional Investment in Personal Capital". igmfinancial.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Robo-adviser Wealthsimple gets $50-million boost from Power Financial". Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  10. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} People | Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  11. ↑ "Paul Desmarais, III". www.wealthprofessional.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  12. ↑ "Our Board". integramed.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ Capital, Personal. "Paul Desmarais III Joins Personal Capital's Board of Directors". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  14. ↑ "Koho raises $8 million from Portag3 as Paul Desmarais III and Mike Katchen join board". BetaKit. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  15. ↑ "Desmarais Empire Seeks Fintech Transformation From Outside In". Bloomberg. June 7, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Portag3 Ventures closes new FinTech fund". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  17. ↑ "Paul Desmarais III - Profile". INSEAD. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  18. ↑ "About Us". www.ycif.org. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  19. ↑ "Whos Involved - Board members - NEXT Canada". Next Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  20. ↑ "About - Rideau Hall Foundation". Rideau Hall Foundation | La Fondation Rideau Hall. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  21. ↑ Cousineau, Sophie (2014-06-25). "CEOs, veterans, hockey players and me: Trekking the arctic on the largest expedition ever". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  22. ↑ "Canada's Top 40 Under 40 - Honourees 2010". www.canadastop40under40.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.


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