Power Corporation’s André Desmarais in Conversation at FSA ULaval

Wednesday March 9th, 2022

As part of its Conversations with Leading Business Personalities, on February 11, 2022, FSA ULaval hosted André Desmarais, Deputy Chairman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Power Corporation of Canada.

For the occasion, 6 FSA ULaval alumni joined the meeting: Guillaume Béland, Félix Deschatelets, Charles Lavoie, Yves Proteau, Sébastien Roy and Vincent Thériault.

In a very friendly setting, Mr. Desmarais addressed the following topics:

• Planning the succession of a family business
• Balancing family and business organization
• Business relations with China
• Media coverage of entrepreneurs
• How to build a good board of directors
• Corporate philanthropy
• Travel

FSA ULaval’s philanthropic development team wishes to thank Mr. Desmarais for the time he has dedicated to this initiative and the guests for their participation.

List of participants at the meeting:

• Guillaume Béland, Vice-President, Home Entertainment and Corporate Affairs, D-BOX Technologies
• Félix Deschatelets, Co-Founder and CEO, Emma
• Charles Lavoie, Vice-President of Marketing, WPIC Marketing + Technologies
• Yves Proteau, Co-President, APN Global
• Sébastien Roy, Co-Founder and Partner, Studio Nord Est
• Vincent Thériault, Co-President, Suite 105 and Co-Founder, Surmesur