André Desmarais

Mr. Desmarais is Deputy Chairman of Power Corporation and Power Financial. He previously served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation from 1996 until his retirement in February, 2020. He also served as Executive Co-Chairman of Power Financial until 2020. Prior to joining Power Corporation in 1983, he was Special Assistant to the Minister of Justice of Canada and an institutional investment counselor at Richardson Greenshields of Canada. Mr. Desmarais has held a number of senior positions with Power Corporation group companies and is a director of many Power Corporation group companies in North America, including Power Corporation, Power Financial, Canada Life, Empower, IGM Financial, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Inc. He has also been a director of Rockefeller Capital Management General Partner L.L.C. since 2023. He was previously a director of Putnam Investments. Mr. Desmarais is Honorary Chairman of the Canada China Business Council and is a member of several China-based organizations. Mr. Desmarais is active in cultural, health and other not-for-profit organizations. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec. He has received honorary doctorates from Concordia University, Université de Montréal and McGill University. In May 2022, Mr. Desmarais was inducted into the Order of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Desmarais is a trustee of the Desmarais Family Residuary Trust.