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Robert Gratton

Robert Gratton (born 23 October 1943) is a Canadian retired lawyer and financier known best for his long tenure as an executive of companies affiliated with the Power Corporation of Canada. Gratton graduated from the Université de Montreal with a law degree in 1966 and for the next two years worked as an assistant to Paul Gérin-Lajoie; he was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1967. He returned to university in 1968 and received degrees from the London School of Economics in 1969 and Harvard University in 1971. That year, Gratton joined Crédit foncier franco-canadien, where he became general manager in 1975 and president in 1979.

In 1982 Gratton left Crédit foncier to become president and chairman of the Montreal Trust Company, which was controlled by Power Corporation. During his tenure, Gratton oversaw the massive growth and expansion of the company. Following the sale of Montreal Trust to BCE in 1989, Gratton was appointed president of Power Financial. Gratton served as president until 2005, when he was elected chairman of the board. From 2003 to 2008, he served additionally as chairman of Power subsidiaries Canada Life, London Life, and Great-West Life. Gratton held the chairmanship of Power Financial until 2008, and retired from the board of directors in May 2014. Provided by Wikipedia