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Louis-François Hogue

Investor

Executive Chair of the Board and Interim President & CEO of Colabor; strategic advisor at Lalotte Ventures

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

About

Louis-François Hogue is a business executive, lawyer, and corporate director with over 30 years of experience in governance, strategy, corporate finance, and restructuring. He serves as Executive Chair of the Board and Interim President & CEO of Colabor, a Quebec food distributor, and advises Financière Outremont Inc. on new investments. He previously led Symgery until its sale to Simulatory AG and held senior roles at Cirque du Soleil, Aeterna Zentaris, and the Montreal Exchange, having begun his career in business law at Fasken Martineau.

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Experience

  1. Colabor services alimentaires d'iciPrésident & CEO intérimcurrent2026 — presentQuébec, Canada
  2. Colabor services alimentaires d'iciPresident Exécutif du Conseil d’administrationcurrent2026 — presentQuébec, Canada
  3. Financière Outremont Inc.Responsable des investissementscurrent2025 — presentAmérique du Nord
  4. IDC DERMOExecutive Board Membercurrent2023 — presentCanada
  5. Self-employedStrategic Advisorcurrent2020 — present
  6. AnasensBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentMontréal, QC
  7. SymgeryChef Operating Officer2020 — 2025Montréal, QC
  8. Cirque du SoleilVice president, Global Head Business Development2016 — 2020
  9. Eastman Capital FundGeneral manager and Partner2012 — 2015
  10. Fasken Martineau DuMoulinSenior Partner1998 — 2012
  11. AEterna Zentaris Inc.Vice-President, Strategic and legal Affairs1996 — 1998
  12. Bourse de MontréalDirecteur, Service aux entreprises1994 — 1996

Education

  1. Québec Bar Schoollawyer, law1988 — 1989
  2. University of OttawaLL.L, Droit1985 — 1988
  3. Collège de Bois-de-BoulogneD.E.C.1981 — 1983
  4. greenburgh salem1980 — 1981

Skills & more

NegotiationLeadership9Management3Strategic Planning5Planification stratégique5Board LevelStartupsFinanceDES1Mergers & Acquisitions15Venture Capital16Patents2
+12 moreCorporate FinanceLegal ResearchCorporate LawContract NegotiationSecurities RegulationIntellectual PropertyJoint VenturesInvestment BankingFinance d'entrepriseCapital risquePropriété intellectuelleFusions et acquisitions

Languages English · French · anglais

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Also attended University of Ottawa42

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Also attended Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne2

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cirque du Soleil1

GonzaloInvestor at Le Pont

Also worked at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin4

Laverna ChowVice President, Operations & Strategic Initiatives (OSI) at RBCxChris BuckmanEIR at SFU VentureLabsAzhar JanjuaProgram Advisor at TiE TorontoShanlee Von VegesackManaging Partner at Women's Equity Lab

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Josh Liquornik
Legal Counsel at Linde at Lalotte Ventures
Julien Lachere
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