Paul G. Desmarais

97 year

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Paul G.
Desmarais was the founder of Société d'Investissement Jeunesse (founded in 2001) and Canada China Business Council (founded in 1978 as Founding Chairman).
He held the title of Chairman at Power Corp.
International and Director at Power Corp.
of Canada (since 1968), Power Financial Corp.
(since 1966), Gesca Ltd.
(since 1996), Lifeco Split Corp., Inc., Great-West Lifeco, Inc., IGM Ltd., and La Presse Ltée.
He held the title of Vice Chairman at Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) (2010-2013) and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (2012-2013).
He was also Chairman at Pargesa Holding SA (2010-2013).
He was a Director at Canada Life Capital Corp., Inc. (2008), IGM Financial, Inc. (2013), PFC Technologies, Inc., Barrick Power Gold Corp.
of China Ltd., 3819787 Canada, Inc. (2010), and Square Victoria Communications Group, Inc. (2010-2013).
He was a Member of Privy Council Office (Canada).
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Ottawa in 1951.

Former positions of Paul G. Desmarais

Companies	Position	End
PFC Technologies, Inc. PFC Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PFC Technologies, Inc. provides a full range of document imaging products and services, as well as application service provider solutions. The company is based in Woodland Hills, CA. PFC Technologies was acquired by Scottsdale Technologies, Inc. on March 05, 2002.	Director/Board Member	2013-10-07
POWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2013-10-07
GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA	Director/Board Member	2013-10-07
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) (GBL-IC) is the investment management division of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (EBR: GBLB), an investment holding company headquartered in Brussels, Belgiuim. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a subsidiary of Parjointco NV in The Netherlands. GBL-IC aims to maintain and promote the growth of a portfolio of investments focused primarily on a small number of companies.	Director/Board Member	2013-10-07
PARGESA HOLDING	Chairman	2013-10-07

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University of Ottawa

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Linked companies

Listed companies	5
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA	Finance
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC.	Finance
IGM FINANCIAL INC.	Finance
POWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Finance
GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA	Finance

Private companies	15
Lifeco Split Corp., Inc. Lifeco Split Corp., Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Lifeco Split Corp, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It invests its funds in common shares of selected publicly listed Canadian life insurance companies in order to generate fixed cumulative distributions for holders of its preferred shares and to enable the holders of the company's capital shares to participate in any capital appreciation in the portfolio shares. Lifeco Split was founded on June 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.	Miscellaneous
Canada Life Capital Corp., Inc.
IGM Ltd. IGM Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications IGM Ltd. provides mobile communications, entertainment, and multimedia services.	Communications
Pargesa Holding SA Pargesa Holding SA Financial ConglomeratesFinance Pargesa Holding SA engages in investing, holding, managing, and trading in shareholdings of operational companies active in various sectors of industry and the services. The company was founded by Albert Frère in 1981 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.	Finance
PFC Technologies, Inc. PFC Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PFC Technologies, Inc. provides a full range of document imaging products and services, as well as application service provider solutions. The company is based in Woodland Hills, CA. PFC Technologies was acquired by Scottsdale Technologies, Inc. on March 05, 2002.	Commercial Services
Gesca Ltd. Gesca Ltd. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Part of Power Corp. of Canada, Gesca Ltd. publishes newspapers and periodicals. The company is based in Montréal, Canada.	Consumer Services
Canada China Business Council Canada China Business Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Canada China Business Council provides the knowledge and connections to succeed in China and Canada. It is bilateral non-profit organization which assists businesses. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Commercial Services
Privy Council Office (Canada) Privy Council Office (Canada) General GovernmentGovernment Privy Council Office provides public service support. It offers assistance to the Prime Minister and Cabinet in regards to decision making. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.	Government
Barrick Power Gold Corp. of China Ltd.
Société d'Investissement Jeunesse Société d'Investissement Jeunesse Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Société d'Investissement Jeunesse provides financial assistance to the entrepreneurs. It offers programs for business start-ups, partner with the shareholders, and to acquire an existing company. The company was founded by Paul G. Desmarais and Robert Bourassa in 2001 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.	Finance
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Investment Company) (GBL-IC) is the investment management division of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (EBR: GBLB), an investment holding company headquartered in Brussels, Belgiuim. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a subsidiary of Parjointco NV in The Netherlands. GBL-IC aims to maintain and promote the growth of a portfolio of investments focused primarily on a small number of companies.	Finance
3819787 Canada, Inc.
Square Victoria Communications Group, Inc.
Power Corp. International Power Corp. International Financial ConglomeratesFinance Power Corp. International provides investment services.	Finance
La Presse Ltée La Presse Ltée Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services La Presse Ltée is a printing company based in Montréal, Canada. The Canadian company engages in printing needs of advertising agencies. Part of Coopsco, La Presse Ltée was acquired by Groupe Fides, Inc. from Power Corp. of Canada on October 15, 2020.	Commercial Services