Yves PoiréCo Founder

Canada - Boucherville, Quebec

Seasoned entrepreneur, Yves is the co-founder and CEO of Optable Technologies, a new breed of data company aiming to bring clean technologies to the world of digital advertising.

Throughout his professional career, his vision, experience and his ability to assemble and lead great teams have been among his biggest strengths. His experience in company mergers and acquisitions have also been key in bringing the companies he led to success and perennially. Yves also serves on various board of directors, including in chairman positions for two software companies based in Montreal, Québec.

In his previous role as a CEO, Yves has been leading AdGear, an advertising technology company founded in 2010 and sold to Samsung Electronics in June 2016.

Before AdGear, Yves Poiré has been Executive Vice-President at Fjord Interactive Marketing + Technology, Cossette's digital marketing business unit in Canada. He also was the President of Proximi-T, an information technology company specialized in e-business solutions. In 2000, Cossette acquired equity in Proximi-T, which eventually led to its merger in 2003.

Yves' humanitarian interests took him to Rwanda, India and Ecuador for three years of his career, where he worked as a volunteer on various development projects. As Charmain of the Board of La Fondation pour les enfants de l’Équateur, Yves is still very involved and often visits a mission in Ecuador dedicated to supporting single women, head of their family and their kids to get access to a better life.