Everything about Andre Desmarais totally explained
André Desmarais,
O.C. (born
October 26,
1956, in
Ottawa, Ontario) is a
Canadian businessman, whose hometown is
Montreal, Canada.
He is one of two sons of
Paul Desmarais, Sr. He is currently the president and co-
chief executive officer of his father's founding company the
Power Corporation, based in
Montreal, Canada. It is a diversified management and holding company, which has holdings in leading financial services and the communications sector. Through its European-based affiliate Pargesa group, Power Corporation holds significant positions in major media, energy, water, waste services, and specialty minerals companies. Power Corporation also has diversified interests in Asia.
He attended
Selwyn House School and later obtained a
Bachelor of Commerce from
Concordia University, both located in
Montreal.
He was appointed as a member of the
Hong Kong Chief Executive's Council of International Advisers in the years of 1998-2005
(External Link
).
In 2003 he was appointed to the
International Council of the
JP Morgan Chase Bank. Also in that year he was named an officer of the
Order of Canada.
He is married to
France Chrétien Desmarais, the daughter of former
Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien. They have four children.
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