# Louis Têtu

> Louis Têtu is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, investor and executive chairman of Coveo. A Université Laval mechanical engineering graduate, he co-founded Berclain in 1989 and Taleo in 1999, helped take Taleo public, and later led Coveo through its 2021 public listing. Based in Quebec City, he also serves on the boards of Alimentation Couche-Tard and CAE and has coached entrepreneurs at the École d’Entrepreneurship de Beauce.

- **Role:** Executive Chairman at Coveo
- **Organizations:** Coveo, Taleo, Berclain Group, Baan Supply Chain Solutions, Alimentation Couche-Tard, CAE, École d’Entrepreneurship de Beauce, Canada AI Strategy Task Force (appointed 2025)
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Mechanical engineering, Université Laval
- **Known for:** Co-founded Taleo, which listed on Nasdaq in 2005 and was acquired by Oracle in 2012., Led Coveo during its 2021 TSX listing., Named among EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 national award winners.

## Career timeline

- **1985** — Graduating class in mechanical engineering at Université Laval.
- **1989** — Co-founded Berclain with his brother, developing manufacturing scheduling and supply chain software.
- **1996** — Berclain acquired by Baan; became president of Baan Supply Chain Solutions.
- **1998** — Left Baan; later described a brief retirement and period of technology investing.
- **1999** — Co-founded Taleo.
- **2005** — Taleo listed on Nasdaq; Michael Gregoire became CEO.
- **2008** — Led a private investment round in Coveo.
- **2011** — Began tenure as Coveo CEO, according to the current corporate governance biography.
- **2012** — Oracle acquired Taleo in a transaction announced at approximately US$1.9 billion, net of cash and debt.
- **2013** — Recognized among Université Laval distinguished graduates.
- **2019** — Joined Alimentation Couche-Tard board.
- **2021** — Coveo listed on the TSX; company announced Pledge 1% commitments; Têtu named an EY national entrepreneur award winner.
- **2025-02** — Joined CAE board.
- **2025-04** — Became full-time executive chairman of Coveo; Laurent Simoneau became CEO.
- **2025-09** — Named to Canada’s AI Strategy Task Force in the commercialization group.
- **2026-09** — Participated in ALL IN panel on agentic commerce in Montreal.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Taleo, which listed on Nasdaq in 2005 and was acquired by Oracle in 2012.
- Led Coveo during its 2021 TSX listing.
- Named among EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 national award winners.
- Université Laval distinguished graduate recognition in 2013.
- Established a fund supporting entrance scholarships for engineering students at Université Laval.
- Helped introduce Coveo’s 2021 Pledge 1% commitments covering time, products, profits and equity.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Featured in a Mon Carnet interview published October 22 on Coveo, AI agents, Quebec technology businesses and digital sovereignty.
- **2026-09** — Joined the September 17 ALL IN agentic commerce panel with Agnic.AI, Mastercard and Loblaw, moderated by April Fong.
- **2026-02** — Appeared in a Fidelity discussion recorded February 11 about practical AI developments and business value.
- **2025-12** — Commented on Coveo’s memorandum of understanding with the Government of Canada to explore AI modernization of public services.
- **2025-09** — Appointed to the commercialization group of Canada’s AI Strategy Task Force.
- **2025-04** — Moved into Coveo’s full-time executive chairman role effective April 1.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coveo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-tetu-29a1167
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LouisTetu

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