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François Rainville
CEO of Averna
A serial CEO, François has built teams that have experienced significant international growth.
In 2012, Francois joined Averna, a worldwide leader in Test Solutions for the Automotive, Consumers electronics, Medical Devices and Mil/Aero market segments. He initially was appointed as VP Sales & Marketing, became COO in 2017 and is now President & CEO. During that period, Averna has grown sales from 25M$USD to +95M$USD with global customers such as Oculus, Ford, Medtronic, Veoneer, Google, Microsoft to name just a few. Averna expanded from 4 to 9 offices worldwide and executed/integrated successfully 3 international acquisitions in that short period of time.
From 2007 to 2011, François was the CEO of Eloda, a software company providing Web-based productivity tools to Advertising agencies and large advertisers. Eloda has been providing its solutions in the North American market. Eloda was acquired by a large communication group's subsidiary in 2011.
Prior to Eloda, François was the founder of PRIMA (subsequently Elix), a North American leader in software solutions for the rapidly evolving Contact Center market. PRIMA was a flagship of its industry. In 2007, the company was acquired by Canadian telecom leader Bell Canada and became BCE Elix.
In 2012, Francois joined Averna, a worldwide leader in Test Solutions for the Automotive, Consumers electronics, Medical Devices and Mil/Aero market segments. He initially was appointed as VP Sales & Marketing, became COO in 2017 and is now President & CEO. During that period, Averna has grown sales from 25M$USD to +95M$USD with global customers such as Oculus, Ford, Medtronic, Veoneer, Google, Microsoft to name just a few. Averna expanded from 4 to 9 offices worldwide and executed/integrated successfully 3 international acquisitions in that short period of time.
From 2007 to 2011, François was the CEO of Eloda, a software company providing Web-based productivity tools to Advertising agencies and large advertisers. Eloda has been providing its solutions in the North American market. Eloda was acquired by a large communication group's subsidiary in 2011.
Prior to Eloda, François was the founder of PRIMA (subsequently Elix), a North American leader in software solutions for the rapidly evolving Contact Center market. PRIMA was a flagship of its industry. In 2007, the company was acquired by Canadian telecom leader Bell Canada and became BCE Elix.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Top 40 Under 40
- IT Personality of the Month in Quebec
- Personality of the Week from LaPresse
- Canadian CTI Most Influential people
- Young Businessman of the Year
- B.A. in Computer Science(1984)
- Honorary degree from the Department of Computing and Operational Research of the University of Montreal (2005).
- President of the Refuge des Jeunes de Montréal Foundation
- Activ Member of the AQT since the early days of the CPLQ
AVERNA
INNOVATION AND SUCCESS
- Mercuriades for Exportation
- 4 years as a Canada's Best Managed Company according to Deloitte
- 25 years in business in 2024
Two books were the foundation of Averna's transformation:
- Challenger Sales - Brent Adamson & Matthew Dixon
- Good to Great – Jim Collins
‘Yesterday’s homeruns don’t win today’s game !’
Babe RuthAmerican baseball pitcher