Desmarais Paul (Q21898)

Paul Desmarais, financier (born at Sudbury, Ont 4 Jan 1927). After studying at U of O and McGill, Desmarais worked for Courtois, Fredette et Cie, a Montreal accounting firm, 1945-51; he then returned to Sudbury to run his father's bus company. In 1968 he took control of POWER CORP OF CANADA; one of the major conglomerates in Canada. DE 10 de RIJKSTE PERSOON VAN CANADA