LeddarTech, an automotive software company that provides patented disruptive AI-based low-level sensor fusion and perception software technology for ADAS, AD, and parking applications based in Quebec, today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Sylvie Veilleux and Lizabeth Ardisanato the Board, effective immediately.
Ms. Veilleux will serve on the Audit Committee and Ms. Ardisana will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
“We are pleased to welcome Sylvie and Liz to our board,” said Derek Aberle, Chair of the Board. “We look forward to benefiting from their wealth of experience in the technology and automotive sectors and their board perspectives as LeddarTech continues to promote adoption of its innovative software solutions in the large and rapidly growing ADAS/AD markets.”
Decades of experience
Sylvie Veilleux is a strategic global technology leader and former CIO with over three decades of experience, holding top management positions at fast-growing technology firms. She served as the first Chief Information Officer at Dropbox, led the IT division at Dropbox, and developed the organization’s first global strategic and centralized IT function, enabling it to expand and scale before and after its IPO. Ms. Veilleux also served in several critical technology roles at multinational firms such as Apple, Salesforce, Mozilla and Franklin Templeton Investments.
Ms. Veilleux was recognized by Forbes CIO NEXT 2021 Top 50 and Technology Magazine Top 100 Women in Technology 2021.
In addition to LeddarTech, Ms. Veilleux is a Board Member with Softchoice, QScale, and Prezi, Chairperson of the Board and Chair of the Compensation and Nomination Committee of Cinchy and served on Europcar Mobility Group’s Board when it was a publicly traded company.
Entrepreneurial expertise
Lizabeth Ardisana possesses over three decades of entrepreneurial expertise. She co-founded ASG Renaissance, a distinguished technical and communications firm, and Performance Driven Workforce (PDW), a scheduling and staffing enterprise. ASG Renaissance has undertaken numerous projects for leading automotive companies. Prior to founding ASG, she held several management positions in vehicle development, product planning and marketing at Ford Motor Company.
Ms. Ardisana is also an influential figure in the Michigan and Hispanic Communities, actively contributing as a business and civic leader. She holds board positions at Clean Energy Fuels, HASI, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Her philanthropic endeavors include involvement with NextEnergy, the Grand Canyon Conservancy, Kettering University, and the CS Mott Foundation.