Paul Desmarais, Jr.
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Paul Desmarais, Jr. , OC , MBA (born July 3, 1954, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian businessman in his hometown of Montreal. He is the eldest son of Paul Desmarais, Sr. Currently he is the chairman and co-chief executive officer of Power Corporation of Canada.
Desmarais was educated at Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Ontario, McGill University in Montréal, Quebec, and at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, where he became a Master of Business Administration.
Desmarais also sits on the board of directors of SUEZ, a multinational corporation that is a world leader in the water utilities sector.
In 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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