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Paul Desmarais, Jr., O.C.
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 , MBA
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines....
  (born July 3, 1954, in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 businessman in his hometown of Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
.

He is the eldest son of Paul Desmarais, Sr
Paul Desmarais

Paul Desmarais, Sr., Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada is a Canada financier in Montreal and one of the ten List of wealthy Canadians ....
. Currently he is the chairman and co-chief executive officer of Power Corporation of Canada
Power Corporation of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada is a major Canada company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries. These industries include mass media, pulp and paper, and financial services....
.

Desmarais was educated at Lakefield College School
Lakefield College School

Lakefield College School is a coeducational boarding school located north of the village of Lakefield, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.The school's motto is Mens Sana In Corpore Sano ....
 in Lakefield, Ontario
Lakefield, Ontario

Lakefield is a village which is a part of the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario, and Peterborough County, Ontario, although it was formerly a separate village....
, McGill University
McGill University

McGill University is a Public university#Canada located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university....
 in Montréal, Quebec, and at INSEAD in Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau is a commune in France in the aire urbaine of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the Kilometre Zero. Fontainebleau is a sous-pr?fecture of the Seine-et-Marne d?partement in France, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Fontainebleau....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where he earned a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines....
.

Desmarais also sits on the board of directors
Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed persons who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board....
 of Suez, a multinational corporation
Multinational corporation

A multinational corporation or transnational corporation is a corporation or enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country....
 that is a world leader in the water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
 utilities
Utility

In economics, utility is a measure of the relative satisfaction from, or desirability of, consumption of various goods and services. Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one's utility....
 sector.

Paul Desmarais also has 4 children: Paul, Alexandre, Nicholas, and Charles-Edouard.

In 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
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Paul Desmarais, Jr., O.C.
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 , MBA
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines....
  (born July 3, 1954, in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 businessman in his hometown of Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
.

He is the eldest son of Paul Desmarais, Sr
Paul Desmarais

Paul Desmarais, Sr., Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada is a Canada financier in Montreal and one of the ten List of wealthy Canadians ....
. Currently he is the chairman and co-chief executive officer of Power Corporation of Canada
Power Corporation of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada is a major Canada company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries. These industries include mass media, pulp and paper, and financial services....
.

Desmarais was educated at Lakefield College School
Lakefield College School

Lakefield College School is a coeducational boarding school located north of the village of Lakefield, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.The school's motto is Mens Sana In Corpore Sano ....
 in Lakefield, Ontario
Lakefield, Ontario

Lakefield is a village which is a part of the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario, and Peterborough County, Ontario, although it was formerly a separate village....
, McGill University
McGill University

McGill University is a Public university#Canada located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university....
 in Montréal, Quebec, and at INSEAD in Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau is a commune in France in the aire urbaine of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the Kilometre Zero. Fontainebleau is a sous-pr?fecture of the Seine-et-Marne d?partement in France, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Fontainebleau....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where he earned a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines....
.

Desmarais also sits on the board of directors
Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed persons who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board....
 of Suez, a multinational corporation
Multinational corporation

A multinational corporation or transnational corporation is a corporation or enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country....
 that is a world leader in the water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
 utilities
Utility

In economics, utility is a measure of the relative satisfaction from, or desirability of, consumption of various goods and services. Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one's utility....
 sector.

Paul Desmarais also has 4 children: Paul, Alexandre, Nicholas, and Charles-Edouard.

In 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
.