Louis Audet, Eng., MBA, C.M., O.Q.
Chairman of the Board, Cogeco Inc.
Chair of the Funding Committee, IGOPP
Member of the Audit and Investment Committee
Mr. Audet has been Board Chair of Cogeco Communications Inc. and Cogeco Inc. since September 1, 2021, after holding the position of Executive Chair from September 1, 2018 up to August 31, 2021.
Mr. Audet joined Cogeco in 1981 and held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco Communications Inc. and Cogeco Inc. from 1993 to 2018. Under his leadership, Cogeco has become a leading Canadian communications company, operating internationally.
Mr. Audet is Chair of the Old Brewery Mission since 2022, a major organization which provides emergency, housing and other services for homeless people in the Montreal area. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and of the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (IGOPP). He previously sat on the Boards of Directors of Cablelabs, Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, Clarica, Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Corporation de l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and the Association canadienne de la radio et de la télévision de langue française. He served as Governor of the Council on Canadian Unity. He chaired the Fondation et Alumni de l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. He also chaired the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Development Fund for 10 years.
Over the years, Mr. Audet has often been recognized by both the business and
philanthropic communities for his numerous achievements. Amongst his contributions, he acted as co-Chair of the 2017 campaign for Centraide of Greater Montréal and as Chair of the 2014-2020 fundraising campaign for the Old Brewery Mission Foundation.
Mr. Audet was named Member of the Order of Canada in 2013 and Officier de l’Ordre National du Québec in 2022. In 2024, he was inducted in the Canadian Business hall of fame. In 2018, he was chosen by the United Nations Association in Canada as its annual Global Citizens Laureate. That same year, he received two Honorary Doctorates from Université de Montréal and Université du Québec in Trois-Rivières. He has also been inducted into the Club des entrepreneurs du Conseil du patronat du Québec, and was awarded the Order of Merit from the Université de Montréal Alumni Association, as well as the Merit Award from École Polytechnique Alumni Association.
With his achievements as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and as a director of non for profit organizations, Mr. Audet’s experience in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, customer experience and management are the foundation for his Board leadership.
