
Dan Latendre
Founder and Board of Director
Igloo Software
Awards:
Top SaaS CEOs 2019
Top SaaS CEOs 2018
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Profile
Dan Latendre was the Founder and one of the Board of Directors at Igloo Software, a leading provider of digital workplace solutions. Its software suite covers enterprise communication, collaboration, knowledge management, and culture and engagement. Drawing on three decades of deep technology experience, Dan took Igloo Software from a small startup to a globally recognized company, now experiencing explosive growth. Over the last several years Dan successfully maintained high customer retention while acquiring new customers leading to impressive year over year revenue growth. Notably, the company surpassed one billion monthly interactions on its digital workplace platform in 2017.
Prior to founding Igloo, Dan was a senior level executive with Open Text for over ten years. One of his most notable achievements there was spearheading the launch of the first web-based intranet application, Livelink®. The application is used by thousands of leading corporations around the world for intranet, extranet, portal and online library solutions.
From a small start-up to a globally renowned company, Dan has spearheaded significant growth at Igloo over the past year. Over the last 11 years, Igloo has experienced tremendous growth and today hosts over 10,000 digital workplaces globally, in over 80 countries. Igloo‘s momentum coincides with greater awareness by organizations of the widespread shortcomings in workplace knowledge sharing, communication, collaboration, and employee engagement. To address these issues, and to create new opportunities for improved productivity, leading organizations are looking to next-gen intranets as a way to create a digital destination for their employees and deploy digital workplace solutions specifically designed to address their line of business challenges. In the past 18 months, Igloo Software was named one of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ list for the fourth consecutive year, identified as an Aragon Research Hot Vendor in Communications and Collaboration, selected for the Constellation ShortList for Employee Digital Workspaces and Corporate Intranets Platform, featured in Microsoft’s Great Canadian Innovators Yearbook, and was chosen for KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Product list for the past three years as well as the Top 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management for the past nine consecutive years.
Dan truly embodies the “my door is always open” mentality. He leads from the front and is never afraid of rolling up his sleeves to help make his company successful. He takes pride in the growth of his employees and takes a hands on approach to mentorship and employee growth.
Dan is approachable, and always open to new ideas. He is the driving force behind this company and leads by example. He is never afraid to jump in and get his hands dirty. He is a true example to the company as a whole.
Dan is committed to the company vision and the employees who help make Igloo successful. He is in the office talking to everyone on a daily basis and takes time to congratulate and celebrate our achievements.
Visionary Leadership with a style of leading from the front that inspires his employees that anything is possible. This creates a high-level of employee engagement, collaboration, and energetic environment.
Incredible energy and drive. Knows the SaaS industry generally and his sector specifically incredibly well. Fantastic customer advocate and great with customers generally
Software visionary who can mobilize and inspire people. Breaks down strategy into operational communications to enable tactical staff with unbelievable efficiency.
Leadership and his open door policy. Dan was always willing to discuss employees visions of the product and support positive change within Igloo.
Visionary, decisive, ability to identify and act on big opportunities, collaborative, will roll up sleeves wherever necessary and mentorship.
Dan has so much energy, passion and innovation ideas, and it all comes together to create an incredible product and a super dynamic culture.
Visionary in Cloud-based environments, saw this future years before it took off. Team collaboration and culture building. Sales
Sixth Sense, or rather, business sense. Great perspective on the issues business’ face and the solutions needed to solve them.
Not only is he invested into the growth of his employees, he’s heavily involved in advancing entrepreneurship within Canada.
Passionate about corporate vision; great supporter of employees; always looking for ways to improve our business.
Dan invented Digital Workplaces. Before Dan there were only Intranets. He’s built an entire industry!
Has built a best of breed product in a culture of support and respect, now reaching out globally.
Passionate about his work, approachable, involved, cares about the employees, strong work ethic
Has grown a grassroots organization into a globally recognized software company
Dan has a strong vision and always pushes toward the future for our company.
Great company leader. Great vision for the future of the digital workplace.
Dan is an excellent collaborator and brings out the best in his employees.
Dedicated to his companies mission as well as moving his industry forward.
Strong leader, motivating, encouraging, empowering, team player, driven.
Passionate, product visionary, strategic, strong leader, culture builder
Thoughtful planning of company steps. Makes sure it is the best option.