Paul Guy Desmarais

Chairman at POWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Net worth: 12 M $ as of 2025-10-30

71 year

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Paul Guy B. Desmarais is a Canadian businessperson who has been the head of 11 different companies. Mr. Desmarais is Chairman at Power Corp. of Canada, Chairman for 171263 Canada, Inc. and Director & Vice President at Square Victoria Communications Group, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of Power Corp. of Canada), Chairman of Old PSG Wind-down Ltd., Chairman-Governors Board at Conférence de Montréal, Chairman-Governors Board at International Economic Forum of the Americas, Chairman at Power Corp. International, Member of Business Council of Canada, Chairman of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA and Chairman for Pargesa Holding SA. Paul Guy B. Desmarais is also Member of The Business Council, Member of North American Competitiveness Council and Member-National Strategy Council at Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and on the board of 22 other companies. In the past he was Member of The International Council On Mining & Metals (Canada), Executive Chairman of Power Financial Corp., Principal at S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd., Principal at Standard Brands, Inc. and Co-Chairman of The Nature Conservancy of Canada. He received an MBA from INSEAD and an undergraduate degree from McGill University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA 0.03%	2025-09-29	161,049 ( 0.03% )	8 M $	2025-10-30
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. 0.01%	2025-09-29	100,000 ( 0.01% )	4 M $	2025-10-30
IGM FINANCIAL INC. -.--%	2025-09-29	0 ( -.--% )	- $	2025-10-30

Latest news about Paul Guy Desmarais

05-14	Power Corporation of Canada, Q1 2025 Earnings Call, May 14, 2025
24-05-02	Great-West Lifeco Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
23-05-16	Power Corporation of Canada, Q1 2023 Earnings Call, May 16, 2023
20-05-15	Power Corporation of Canada, Q1 2020 Earnings Call, May 15, 2020
18-05-03	Great-West Lifeco Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call

Paul Guy Desmarais active positions

Companies	Position	Start
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC.	Director/Board Member	1986-05-14
POWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Chairman	1989-12-31
GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA	Director/Board Member	2025-05-01
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA	Chairman	1995-12-31
IGM FINANCIAL INC.	Director/Board Member	1983-04-27
152245 Canada, Inc.	Director/Board Member	-
171263 Canada, Inc.	Chairman	-
Power Corp. International Power Corp. International Provides investment services	Chairman	-
Square Victoria Communications Group, Inc.	Director/Board Member	-
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Private companies	65
Putnam LLC Putnam LLC Provides financial services
Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America Financial ConglomeratesFinance Offer investment, wealth management and retirement solutions	Finance
First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides insurance services	Finance
London Insurance Group, Inc. London Insurance Group, Inc. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides life, health, and property insurance and other financial products and services	Finance
Empower Holdings, Inc. Empower Holdings, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides financial services for investment, wealth management and retirement	Finance
TotalEnergies SE TotalEnergies SE Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Explores, develops, produces and markets oil & gas	Energy Minerals
Power Corp. of Canada Power Corp. of Canada Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Operates as holding company whose subsidiaries provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement, wealth management and reinsurance services	Finance
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. Great-West Lifeco, Inc. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company with interests in providing life and health insurance, retirement, investment management & reinsurance services	Finance
Canada Life Capital Corp., Inc.
The Great-West Life Assurance Co. The Great-West Life Assurance Co. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides personal insurance, investment and advisory services	Finance
Putnam U.S. Holdings I LLC Putnam U.S. Holdings I LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides asset management services	Finance
Old PSG Wind-down Ltd. Old PSG Wind-down Ltd. Designs, manufactures and markets performance sports equipment and related apparel
Great-West Lifeco U.S. Holdings LP Great-West Lifeco U.S. Holdings LP Provides insurance services
Lafarge SA Lafarge SA Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures cement, construction aggregates and concrete products	Non-Energy Minerals
The Canada Life Assurance Co. The Canada Life Assurance Co. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides life, health, dental, disability, critical illness and creditor insurance & reinsurance, wealth management and healthcare benefit services	Finance
Canada Life Financial Corp. Canada Life Financial Corp. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Provides insurance services	Finance
IGM Financial, Inc. IGM Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a personal financial services company, which manages and distributes mutual funds & other managed asset products	Finance
Power Financial Corp. Power Financial Corp. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company which provides life insurance and wealth management services	Finance
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as holding company whose subsidiaries which provides investment, diagnostics and outpatient, business process outsourcing & manufactures bicycles	Finance
Parjointco NV Parjointco NV Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a holding company with interests in providing financial services	Finance
Pargesa Holding SA Pargesa Holding SA Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as an investment holding company	Finance
SGS SA SGS SA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides testing, inspection and certification services	Commercial Services
Imerys SA Imerys SA Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Explores, mines and processes industrial minerals	Non-Energy Minerals
London Life Insurance Co. London Life Insurance Co. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides retirement fund management and life insurance services	Finance
The Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and policy solutions	Commercial Services
Crown Life Insurance Co. Crown Life Insurance Co. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Provides life insurance	Finance
S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd. S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides securities brokerage services	Finance
McGill University McGill University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Gesca Ltd. Gesca Ltd. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Publishes newspapers and periodicals	Consumer Services
INSEAD INSEAD Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Mackenzie, Inc. Mackenzie, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment service	Finance
The Nature Conservancy of Canada The Nature Conservancy of Canada Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as national land conservation organization	Commercial Services
Canada Life Insurance Co. of America Canada Life Insurance Co. of America Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides life insurance policies, retirement options and annuities to individuals and businesses in the US.	Finance
The Business Council The Business Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an organization of business leaders	Commercial Services
North American Competitiveness Council
Power Communications, Inc. Power Communications, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in market research analysis	Commercial Services
The International Council On Mining & Metals (Canada)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a charitable institution	Commercial Services
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides cardiac care and surgery services	Health Services
Conférence de Montréal Conférence de Montréal Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in heightening knowledge and awareness of the issues concerning economic globalization	Commercial Services
ENGIE SA ENGIE SA Electric UtilitiesUtilities Produces and distributes electricity & natural gas	Utilities
Standard Brands, Inc. Standard Brands, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures planters nuts, candy bars and margarines products	Consumer Non-Durables
Power Financial Europe BV Power Financial Europe BV Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
International Economic Forum of the Americas
3819787 Canada, Inc.
171263 Canada, Inc.
152245 Canada, Inc.
The Canada Life Insurance Co. of Canada The Canada Life Insurance Co. of Canada Provides insurance services
La Presse Ltée La Presse Ltée Engages in printing needs of advertising agencies
The Power Group LLC
Great-West Financial (Canada), Inc. Great-West Financial (Canada), Inc. Provides investment management services
Great West Financial (Nova Scotia) Co.
Square Victoria Communications Group, Inc.
Les Journaux Trans-Canada (1996), Inc.
Power Corp. International Power Corp. International Provides investment services
Engie Canada, Inc. Engie Canada, Inc. Operates wind powered generation facilities
Desmarais Family Residuary Trust Desmarais Family Residuary Trust Manages a trust
Jewish General Hospital Foundation Jewish General Hospital Foundation Operates as hospital
Putnam Investments, Inc. Putnam Investments, Inc. Provides investment management services
Empower Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York Empower Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York Provides personal insurance services
Holcim Ltd. Holcim Ltd. Manufactures, supplies cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates
Wealthsimple, Inc. Wealthsimple, Inc. Wealthsimple invests client's asset in a globally diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds which aims to earn the best possible return, while optimizing their tax bill.
Business Council of Canada Business Council of Canada Operates business council
Empower Retirement LLC Empower Retirement LLC Provides retirement plans, advice, wealth management and investment services
Lakefield Veterinary Group, Inc. Lakefield Veterinary Group, Inc. Operates veterinary hospitals