Management Team
Louis Tetu
Executive Chairman
Laurent Simoneau
President and CEO
Jean Lavigueur
Chief Financial Officer
Marc Sanfaçon
Chief Technology Officer
Richard Tessier
Executive Vice President, Products
Benoit Leclerc
Executive Vice President, Sales
James Waters
Vice President
Global Marketing
Barry Lieberman
Vice President
U.S. Sales
Louis Tetu, Executive Chairman
Louis Tetu is Executive Chairman of Coveo Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise
Search Technology.
Prior to Coveo, Mr. Tetu co-founded Taleo Corporation [NASDAQ: TLEO], the leading
international provider of on-demand Internet software for talent and human capital
management, where he held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board of Directors from the company inception in 1999 through 2007. In 2004
Taleo was recognized the 11th fastest growing technology company in the United States
within the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Prior to Taleo, Mr. Tetu was President of Baan SCS, the supply-chain management
solutions group of Baan, a global enterprise software company with more than 5,000
employees. This followed Baan's acquisition of Berclain Group inc., which Mr. Tetu
co-founded in 1989 and where he served as president until 1996.
Mr. Tetu is an Engineering graduate from Laval University of Canada in 1985 and
in 1997 was honored by Laval for his outstanding social contributions and business
achievements. He also received the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year award
in the Technology and Communication category.
Outside of his professional career, Mr. Tetu is a private equity investor involved
in technology and infrastructure projects within emerging countries, as well as
a commercially licensed helicopter pilot. He lives in Toronto with his wife and
their three children, and he currently serves on the board of Entraide Mutual Life
Insurance Company of Canada and Coveo Corporation.
Laurent Simoneau, President and CEO
Laurent Simoneau is President and Chief Executive Officer of Coveo, and is considered
one of industry’s top enterprise search experts. In his role, Mr. Simoneau is responsible
for leading Coveo’s day-to-day strategic operations and positioning the company
for continued success.
Mr. Simoneau brings to this position a wealth of solid business and technical experience,
stemming from his early years of developing and bringing to market some of the most
innovative search products to date.
Prior to his leadership role at Coveo, Mr. Simoneau was Chief Operating Officer
at Copernic, the industry’s leading desktop search technology company. Here, Mr.
Simoneau successfully orchestrated the spin-off of the company’s enterprise search
division in 2004 into what is now Coveo.
Mr. Simoneau also served as CTO of Copernic for six years, during which he effectively
guided product strategy and directed the research and development of core technologies.
Mr. Simoneau is a graduate of Université du Quebec, where he holds an MBA degree.
Professionally, he enjoys participating in discussions on ways to stimulate the
unique value of technology startups in today’s business economy. He resides in Quebec
City with his wife and children, with whom he enjoys playing hockey on the weekends.
Jean Lavigueur, Chief Financial Officer
Jean Lavigueur is a seasoned finance executive with a wide range of business experience.
As Coveo’s Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for leading Coveo’s financial
strength.
Prior to Coveo, Mr. Lavigueur co-founded Taleo Corporation [NASDAQ: TLEO], the leading
international provider of on-demand Internet software for talent and human capital
management, where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer from its inception
in 1999 through May 2005. He also held the role of Vice President, Finance. In 2004
Taleo was recognized the 11th fastest growing technology company in the United States
within the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Prior to Taleo, Mr. Lavigueur held the title of Chief Financial Officer at Baan
SCS – the supply-chain management solutions group of Baan, a global enterprise software
company with more than 5,000 employees. This followed Baan's acquisition of Berclain
Group, Inc., a leading provider of supply chain management solutions, where Lavigueur
also held the role of Chief Financial Officer.
Preceding his employment with Berclain Group, Mr. Lavigueur held senior positions
in the audit and tax divisions of Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers)—a
multi-billion dollar global provider of tax and advisory services.
Mr. Lavigueur is a graduate of Université Laval, where he holds a degree in business
administration. He has also been a Chartered Accountant since 1986. On the personal
side, Mr. Lavigueur enjoys coaching hockey for his two sons. During the summer,
you will find him playing tennis with his daughter or waterskiing.
Marc Sanfaçon, Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer, Marc Sanfaçon leads the development and innovation
of Coveo’s award-winning search technology offerings.
With more than 16 years of direct experience in software development, Mr. Sanfaçon
has been at the forefront of search innovation and utilizes this knowledge to successfully
direct teams on large software projects.
Previously, Mr. Sanfaçon held the role of Director of Technologies for Copernic,
the industry’s leading desktop search technology company, where he directed the
development efforts for the company's core search technologies.
Prior to joining Copernic, Mr. Sanfaçon held the role of Senior Software Developer
with the Berclain Group Inc., a leading provider of supply chain management solutions.
Aside from his professional interests, Mr. Sanfaçon enjoys technology and sports,
specifically water skiing, soccer and golf in the summer and skiing in the winter.
He lives in Quebec with his wife and two children.
Richard Tessier, Executive Vice President, Products
As Executive Vice President, Products, Richard Tessier oversees the development
and overall strength of Coveo’s product offerings.
With over a decade of experience in the search industry, Mr. Tessier has a keen
understanding of client needs related to search products and has applied this knowledge
to developing award-winning products that fulfill those needs in innovative and
cost effective ways.
Prior to his role at Coveo, Mr. Tessier was Director of Software Development at
Copernic, the leading desktop search technology company, where he oversaw the enterprise
software division. In 2004, Tessier played a key role in the successful spin-off
of this division into what is now Coveo.
Mr. Tessier is an Electrical Engineering graduate of Laval University in Quebec,
where he holds a B.S. degree. He lives in Quebec with his wife and three daughters.
Passionate about sports and the outdoors, he enjoys playing tennis and basketball.
Tessier also enjoys peaceful backpacking and snowshoeing trips throughout Quebec’s
backcountry.
Benoit Leclerc, Executive Vice President, Sales
Benoit Leclerc is Executive Vice President for Sales & Client Services at Coveo.
In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company’s sales
organization.
Mr. Leclerc brings proven revenue-generating experience to Coveo from his previous
Sales leadership positions. As Vice President of International Sales at Taleo Corporation
[NASDAQ: TLEO], the leading international provider of on-demand Internet software
for talent and human capital management, Leclerc helped build the company’s business
in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining Taleo, Mr. Leclerc was Managing Director for the Eastern SAP Canada—a
rapidly-growing subsidiary of SAP AG, the world's leading provider of business software.
Mr. Leclerc’s experience is rounded off by the senior roles he has held with other
best-of-breed companies in the software solutions, system integration and telecommunications
domains.
Mr. Leclerc holds a Civil Engineering degree from Université de Montréal. Outside
of work, he is a fan of home renovation projects and is a busy father of three young
teenagers.
James Waters, Vice President, Global Marketing
As Coveo’s Vice President of Global Marketing, Mr. Waters brings to this role more
than 15 years of experience in marketing and operations. With an extensive background
within a wide variety of large and start-up environments, he has driven the success
of companies such as Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), PTC, and AVIS. As an Area Manager
at AVIS Rent A Car, Mr. Waters was responsible for increasing revenues in the competitive
insurance replacement industry. Successful start-up companies include edocs (acquired
by Oracle), Performix Technologies (NICE) and FAST Search and Transfer (FAST), which
is currently being acquired by Microsoft. James also held a lead position as a Programs
Manager for PTC, where he increased sales in the areas of product training and services.
Most recently, Mr. Waters was Senior Director of Worldwide Corporate, Alliances
and Partner Marketing for StreamServe, a leader in Dynamic Enterprise Publishing.
Here, he led six teams of international marketers that contributed sales support
to the company’s most profitable quarter since its inception in 1995.
Mr. Waters is a graduate of Northeastern University, where he holds an M.B.A. He
also holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts.
He lives in Needham, MA with his wife, and enjoys water skiing, snow skiing, jet
skiing, fishing and coaching his two daughters in basketball and soccer.
Barry Lieberman, Vice President, U.S. Sales
As Vice President, U.S. Sales for Coveo, Mr. Lieberman is responsible for overseeing all
of Coveo’s U.S. Sales and for maintaining consistent revenue growth in the region. Mr.
Lieberman brings to Coveo over 15 years of experience from a variety of sales management
positions in the enterprise search market and in other enterprise software sectors.
Most recently, he implemented a variety of processes that resulted in rapid growth of
the new business pipeline at SuccessFactors, Inc., a global provider of on-demand
performance and talent management solutions. For five years, Lieberman was Vice President,
Direct Sales, Central West, at enterprise search vendor Endeca Technologies, where he led
the sales group to unprecedented growth levels. Lieberman’s experience also includes sales
management positions at i2 Technologies, Platinum Technologies, Inc., and CAM (Computer
Aided Management).
Mr. Lieberman resides in Vernon Hills, IL .and holds a B.A. degree in Communications with
a concentration in Marketing from The University of Iowa.
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