Management Team

An award-winning entrepreneur and business executive with 30 years of experience in international technology businesses; Louis Têtu is Executive Chairman of the Corporation. Mr. Têtu focuses on identifying strategic opportunities, fostering innovation, and mentoring Coveo’s leadership team to ensure alignment and continued success. A visionary entrepreneur, 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.

Laurent Simoneau is Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Simoneau was previously President and Chief Technology Officer of Coveo from 2011 to 2025, and had also served as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2011.

Prior to Coveo, Mr. Simoneau was Chief Technology Officer of Copernic, an early leader in desktop search, where he oversaw Copernic’s product strategy and directed the research and development of core technologies. Mr. Simoneau also served as Chief Operating Officer at Copernic during which he successfully orchestrated the spin-off of Copernic’s enterprise search software division in 2005 into what is now Coveo.

Mr. Simoneau holds a Master of Business Administration from the Université du Québec. Mr. Simoneau served on the board of directors of Qohash Inc., a data security software development company, until May 2023.

Karine Hamel, CPA, CA, has been serving as Coveo’s Chief Financial Officer since February 2026. She brings over 25 years of experience in financial leadership, accounting, and audit.

Ms. Hamel joined Coveo in 2017 as Director of Financial Reporting and quickly advanced through the organization, becoming Vice President, Finance in 2018 and Senior Vice President, Finance in 2019. Before joining Coveo, she spent several years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she held the role of Senior Manager – Audit and led complex audit mandates for large organizations, overseeing multidisciplinary and international teams. In her role as CFO, Ms. Hamel is responsible for leading Coveo’s global financial strategy and operations, providing guidance on the company’s financial performance and long-term growth. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Specialized Graduate Diploma (DESS) from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, and has been a Chartered Professional Accountant since 2005.

Pranshu Tewari is Coveo’s Chief Marketing Officer, bringing over 20 years of experience driving growth for global technology companies. As CMO and Head of Revenue Operations at Mendix, his team helped scale the company’s go-to-market engine, leading to its $730M acquisition by Siemens AG, and played a key role in establishing Mendix as a leader in the low-code application market. Before Mendix, Pranshu spent 15 years at Dell Technologies in global marketing, sales operations, and M&A leadership roles. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune.

Marc Sanfaçon is co-founder of Coveo and Coveo’s Chief Technology Officer. He has held the position of Senior Vice President, Technology, of Coveo from 2004 to 2025. With more than 30 years of experience in application development, much of it in search, Mr. Sanfaçon is also responsible for Coveo’s cloud operations.

Mr. Sanfaçon is involved in developing apps that make search pervasive throughout organizations. Previously, Mr. Sanfaçon held the role of Director of Technologies for Copernic, an early leader in desktop search, where he directed the development efforts for Copernic’s core search technologies. Prior to joining Copernic, he held the role of Senior Software Developer with the Berclain Group Inc., a leading provider of supply chain management solutions.

Chelsea Finnemore is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Coveo. Prior to Coveo, Mrs. Finnemore built and led the HR function at Lightspeed Commerce for 11 years, growing them from 18 colleagues in Montreal to more than 1,000 employees globally. Lightspeed was a venture-backed company that underwent multiple rounds of funding, a number of acquisitions and is now publicly traded (TSX/NYSE:LSPD).

Mrs. Finnemore built and led the recruitment, compensation, talent management, and other HR functions for Lightspeed, served as a member of the executive leadership team, oversaw the people integration of multiple acquisitions in different geographies, and helped design and transmit Lightspeed's unique company culture.

For the four years preceding her engagement at Coveo, Mrs. Finnemore served as a strategic advisor to promising technology startups and high-growth companies in Canada and the US, with a focus on implementing world-class HR processes, team culture, and growth strategies. Recently, she served on the board of Workind, a Montreal-based employee wellness technology startup.

Priscila Garcia is Chief Customer Officer at Coveo where she leads the company’s global Customer organization. She is responsible for aligning Account Management, Customer Success, Professional Services, Support, Value Engineering and our Field CTO office, into a unified approach focused on delivering measurable customer impact, accelerating time to value and enabling scalable adoption of AI powered solutions.

With over two decades of experience in enterprise software Priscila brings a unique blend of delivery customer success and commercial leadership. She began her career in services operations and delivery shaping her belief that customers ultimately measure success by value realized and trust built not milestones achieved.

Prior to joining Coveo Priscila held senior leadership roles at PTC where she managed a global book of business exceeding $350m and led new logo acquisition for the SLM International business. At ServiceMax she served as VP of Global Account Management responsible for customer success, retention and expansion. Earlier in her career she held leadership positions at GE Digital and Alfresco building deep expertise in digital transformation global team leadership and value based growth strategies.

Priscila is known for her ability to lead complex customer organizations and drive strong alignment across teams to deliver consistent value and long term customer partnerships.

Richard Tessier is co-founder of Coveo and serves as Senior Vice President, Applied AI Solutions and Field Chief Technology Officer. With over 20 years of experience in search and applied AI, Mr. Tessier works closely with customers to unlock generative AI value across their organization. Previously SVP Products, he helped steer Coveo's evolution from enterprise search to an AI-powered relevance platform. Prior to his role at Coveo, Mr. Tessier was Director of Software Development at Copernic, where he oversaw the enterprise search software division. In 2005, he played a key role in the successful spin-off of this division into what is now Coveo. Richard has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Laval University.

Peter Curran is the Chief Product Officer at Coveo. Over the years, he has worked across various eCommerce business models, categories, and company sizes. Peter co-founded and acted as President and Head of Sales for Cirrus10, a Web Content Management and Ecommerce Technology consultancy. Cirrus10 was acquired by Lucidworks in 2019. At Lucidworks he served as GM of Commerce, SVP Go to Market, and CRO. Peter then managed his own strategic consulting firm, implementing and tuning Constructor.io and OpenSearch. With 30 years of experience in enterprise technology, Peter has dedicated the last 15 years to enhancing product discovery across diverse industries, use cases, and platforms.