Executive Management

Engineer, innovator and internationally recognized expert in advanced technologies, Frantz has over 21 years of experience in the electronics and automotive sector, with specialized knowledge in automotive, autonomous driving, AI, IoT and automation applications, in addition to business and product development, applications engineering, global sales and marketing. A dedicated entrepreneur and philanthropist, he is also co-founder of Groupe 3737, an incubator and innovation center that houses more than 30 companies and start-ups, in addition to offering a framework for ideation and revenue generation.

Frantz joined LeddarTech in September 2017, previously serving as VP and General Manager of the Automotive and Industrial Division of Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ: IDTI), a California-based company specializing in a broad array of complete mixed-signal solutions. Before IDT, Frantz was President and Executive VP of Global Sales and Marketing at ZMDI AG, a global supplier of MEMs-based sensor solutions for automotive and industrial applications, which IDT acquired in December 2015. Before ZMDI, Frantz was CTO and Corporate VP of Technical Marketing and Advanced Engineering Group at Future Electronics, a global distributor of semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electromechanical components. Frantz was appointed President and CEO of LeddarTech in December of 2023.

Throughout his career, Frantz has produced numerous patents and technical innovations. He also founded and co-founded many successful start-ups and corporations, including SMGT Inc., Q-Links Home Automation, Groupe Reno-Metrix, Capital Plus and OMNI Global, and sits on several boards and advisory committees.

Frantz holds degrees in electrical engineering, business and marketing and is also a graduate of the MIT Sloan Engineering Fellows Program on Innovations and Global Leadership. He was appointed chancellor of the University of Montreal in October 2021.

Chris has over 20 years of financial management experience at companies ranging from startups to large public companies. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Bionano Genomics, Inc. from September 2020 until joining LeddarTech in September 2023. Prior to that, Chris served as the Head of Maxwell Ultracapacitors at Tesla, Inc., a public electric vehicle and clean energy company, from May 2019 to July 2020, and as Vice President of Finance and Information Technology at Maxwell Technologies Inc., a public energy storage company, from July 2015 to May 2019 (at which point Tesla, Inc. acquired the company). In addition, Chris held multiple leadership roles, including Vice President of Finance at Entropic Communications and Chief Financial Officer of V-ENABLE Inc. (currently GroundTruth), a leader in targeted mobile advertising. 

Chris received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Pierre is recognized for his technical expertise as well as his vision. He has decades of experience in the development of high-tech products and is a well-known industry speaker at ADAS and AD technology events and conferences throughout North America and Europe.

Pierre has designed a high number of innovative, adaptable, practical and robust products used worldwide in strategic applications such as emergency dispatch and air traffic control. Before joining LeddarTech in 2010, he worked at DAP Technologies, Adept Technology Canada and CML Technologies. Pierre holds several patents.

Pierre holds a degree in electrical engineering from Université Laval and is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.

In addition to CTO Pierre is also responsible for Global Operations and Mobility Solutions. 

David is a seasoned legal executive with over 20 years of experience specializing in corporate and securities law, public and private M&A, litigation, risk management and corporate governance.

He joined LeddarTech in 2022, previously serving as Chief Legal Officer at Nouveau Monde Graphite. Prior to that, David served as Vice-President, CLO and member of the executive committee of Atrium Innovations Inc., a partner in the corporate group at Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg, and earlier in his career, an associate in the London office of Clifford Chance.

Mr. Torralbo earned his Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.L.) and common law (LL.B.) at the University of Ottawa and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from McGill University.

Antonio has over 25 years of international market experience in the high-tech and software industry, defining and executing successful strategies for innovation and development of award-winning products for the world’s fastest-moving technology organizations, including cloud service providers, global telecom operators, smart sensor developers, as well as multinational automotive Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs.

Antonio joined LeddarTech as Vice-President of Engineering in June 2018, rapidly expanding the organization with a world-class automotive engineering team in new development centers in North America, Europe and the Middle East. Since joining, Antonio has also held the position of Vice-President and General Manager of the ADAS and AD Sensing Components business unit. In October 2022, he was appointed Vice-President of Software Engineering, transforming the company into an automotive software business model. In December of 2023, Antonio was promoted to Senior Vice-President Products and Business Development with full responsibility for the Engineering, Product Line Management, Global Sales and Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Quality, and IT teams of LeddarTech.

Before joining LeddarTech, Antonio served as Head of Software Engineering and System Engineering at EXFO, where he played a crucial role in expanding the software organization in Asia and positioning the company as the worldwide leader in optical test solutions in the telecom industry. Before EXFO, Antonio served as Lead Software Engineer and Architect at Cubanacan S.A.

Antonio holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Software Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA) from Université Laval. He also undertook studies in the Executive Entrepreneurship Program at Babson College.

As the Vice-President of Human Resources, Marie-Pier oversees the development of HR practices and strategies and is responsible for the overall global management of LeddarTech’s talent portfolio. She has over 15 years of experience as a leader in human resource management in fast-growing global companies. She is an HR leader with an operational sense of how to turn vision into action. She has expertise in team development and process management, including implementing effective recruitment, resource management and human capital program development.

Before joining LeddarTech in 2017 as the company’s first Head of HR, Marie-Pier worked internationally, stationed in London, UK, before joining Activision Blizzard, a leading American videogame publishing company headquartered in California. She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Industrial Relations and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management with a major in Human Resources. 

Marie-Pier has played a vital role in the organization's successful growth by building our HR department and possesses from the ground up and has a proven track record of commitment towards our employees, customers and shareholders.

Oren possesses over 20 years of leadership experience and over 10 years with a focus on solutions for the automotive market, managing high-volume strategic programs for leading OEMs and tier-1 suppliers. As an industry expert and a leader at major technology companies, Oren successfully led multi-disciplinary teams and executed strategic initiatives with multi-national automotive accounts.

Oren joined LeddarTech in December of 2023 as Vice-President of Product Line Management and Business Development, responsible for product planning, execution, and management. In addition, Oren manages LeddarTech’s Product Line and business development function.  
 
Before joining LeddarTech, Oren served as Vice-President of Business and Programs at automotive technology company TriEye, where he led strategic product management and business development efforts, resulting in significant growth. Before TriEye, Oren was the PM Group Leader with Mobileye, managing major customer projects, most notably with global automotive OEM Geely. Oren also held significant leadership roles with Guardian Optical Technologies, Altice and others.
 
Oren holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Management and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science – Software Engineer from Ben-Gurion University, Israel.