Claude Généreux
Executive Vice-President
Mr. Généreux has been Executive Vice-President of Power Corporation since 2015. He was Executive Vice-President of Power Financial from 2015 to 2020. He is a Director of Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life, Empower, IGM Financial, IG Wealth Management, Mackenzie and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert. He was a director of Putnam Investments until January 2024.
Mr. Généreux is also Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. During his 28 years with the firm, he focused on serving leading global companies in the Financial Services, Energy and Resources sectors. He has held various leadership positions including Global Sector Leadership in energy, Office Leadership in Montréal, Global Personnel Committees for partner election and evaluation, and Global Recruiting for Advanced University Degrees candidates. Mr. Généreux helped launch McKinsey’s office in Montréal in 1991 and was also posted in its Paris, Toronto and Stockholm offices.
He is Governor Emeritus of the Board of Governors at McGill University on which he served between 2010 and 2023. He is a Board member of the Rhodes Scholarships in Canada and the Sauvé Foundation. He has received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding and exemplary contributions to his community.
Mr. Généreux graduated from McGill University and Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.