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In 1984, he was appointed president and chief operating officer of Gesca ltée and chairman and chief executive officer of Power
Broadcasting Inc., in 1988. In 1991, he became president and chief operating officer of Power Corporation of Canada. In 1994, he was named chairman of Power Pacific Corporation Limited; director and member of the executive committee of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial Corporation. In 1996, Desmarais was appointed president and co-chief executive officer of Power Corporation of Canada and deputy chairman of Power Financial Corporation. In May 2008, he was also appointed deputy chairman of Power Corporation of Canada and became executive co-chairman of Power Financial Corporation.
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Desmarais has played key roles in a number of fundraising campaigns, including those of the
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Montreal Heart Institute, the Montreal General Hospital, Leucan, the Canadian Red Cross, the Canadian Cancer Society (The Daffodil Ball), Centraide of Greater Montreal and the
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Desmarais began his career at
Campeau Corporation in 1979. From 1980 to 1981, he was special assistant to the Minister of Justice of Canada. Between 1981 and 1982, he was an institutional investment counsellor at Richardson Greenshields Ltd. In 1983, Desmarais returned to Power Corporation of Canada.
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He had started and owned an experimental farm in Canada, as of 2018, when he was running Power Corp. with his brother Paul Jr., which at the time controlled companies such as Great-West Lifeco Inc. and IGM Financial Inc. They both stepped down to board positions in 2019. They had run the company
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is an international management and holding company that focuses on financial services in North
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In 2020, after 24 years as co-chief executive officer of Power
Corporation, Desmarais retired from this role. He continues to play an active role in the governance of Power Corporation and maintains his position as deputy chairman of the board.
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Inc. in exchange for a 20.5% stake and two board seats. IGM had reportedly approached
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