Louis Têtu

An award-winning entrepreneur and business executive with 30 years of experience in international technology businesses; Louis Têtu is Executive Chairman of Coveo. Mr. Têtu focuses on identifying strategic opportunities, fostering innovation, and mentoring Coveo’s leadership team to ensure alignment and continued success. A visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Coveo, Louis supports meaningful engagement with key customers, partners, and stakeholders. Prior to his current role, Mr. Têtu was Chief Executive Officer of Coveo from 2008 to 2025. Prior to Coveo, Mr. Têtu co-founded Taleo Corporation, a leading international provider of cloud software for talent and human capital management, listed on NASDAQ in 2005 and subsequently acquired by Oracle for US$1.9 billion in 2012. Mr. Têtu was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors from Taleo’s inception in 1999 through 2007. Prior to Taleo, Mr. Têtu was President of Baan SCS, the supply-chain management solutions group of Baan, a global enterprise software company. This followed Baan’s acquisition of Berclain Group inc., which he co-founded in 1989 and where he served as President until 1996. Mr. Têtu serves on the board and human resources and corporate governance committees of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (CircleK) and on the board and audit committee of CAE Inc. He previously served on the board of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services inc. and on the board of PetalMD, a leading cloud applications provider in the medical sector. Mr. Têtu is involved in private equity across multiple business sectors. In 1997 Mr. Têtu was honoured by Université Laval for his social contributions and business achievements. He has twice received the Regional Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and was a national winner in 2021. Mr. Têtu lives in Québec City, Canada. He is an Engineering graduate from Université Laval in Québec City and a commercially licensed helicopter pilot.