JF Cote

JF Cote

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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JF Cote is President & CEO, and board member of Sharethrough. With over 25 years’ experience in business, and 15 years of experience building tech companies, JF is an experienced leader and a born innovator.

Co-founder of District M (now Sharethrough) and awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst Young in 2017 and 2022, JF was responsible for orchestrating the merger between District M and Sharethrough, and becoming one of the largest ad exchanges in the world. JF acts as the chief architect of the company’s corporate strategy, focuses on building a unique culture and provides leadership to commercial and partnership initiatives.

Under JF’s leadership, Sharethrough has been recognized in several industry awards, including AdExchanger's Top 50 Programmatic Power Players in both 2021 and 2023, and being named one of Deloitte's Best Managed Companies for the last 6 consecutive years.

JF holds an Executive MBA from UQAM and a bachelor’s degree in commerce with a specialization in Finance from University of Ottawa. He is a CPA by training and serves as a member of multiple boards, supporting children in their education and sports activities. In 2022 JF participated as the co-president of the MBAM Bal, the largest annual fundraising event in Montreal. In 2022 he also acted as the Honorary president for the 18th anniversary of Soirée En Cœur, a fundraiser event in support of children with heart disease and their families. In his spare time, JF loves traveling around the world with his wife and 2 kids to discover new experiences, new cultures, and meet new people.

Before Sharethrough, JF Cote shared his expertise with multiple companies in different industries such as Pratt & Whitney (Aerospace), PricewaterhouseCoopers (Investment Banking) and Yellow Pages (Media), for which he co-founded the digital media division, Mediative.

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    Sharethrough

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Volunteer Experience

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    Soirée En Cœur — Président d’honneur

    Fondation En Coeur

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    Health

    Président d’honneur de la 18e édition de la Soirée En Cœur, une soirée en soutien aux enfants malades du cœur et leur famille au Grand Quai du Port de Montréal.

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    Bal du Musée — Président d'honneur

    Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

    - 1 month

    Arts and Culture

    Le bal est un événement-bénéfice vital au maintien et au développement des activités du Musée. Les profits nets de la soirée contribueront entre autres à soutenir la mise en valeur de la collection, la présentation des grandes expositions ainsi que le développement de nombreux programmes éducatifs et de mieux-être.

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Honors & Awards

  • Best Managed Companies — Gold Standard

    Deloitte

    Sharethrough wins Gold Standard in Deloitte Canada's Best Managed companies, a certification awarded for the 6th year in a row.

  • Programmatic Power Players

    AdExchanger

    Sharethrough ranks as a top 50 power player for programmatic strategy, sell-side technology and TV (including CTV, online video, and linear).

  • Canada's Most Admired Corporate Culture

    Waterstone Human Capital

    Sharethrough is recognized as one of the best-in-class Canadian organizations for having cultures that enhance performance and sustain a competitive advantage.

  • Digiday Technology Awards — Best Sustainable Ad Tech Platform

    Digiday

    Sharethrough wins Best Sustainable Ad Tech Platform with GreenPMPs™.

  • Entrepreneur Of The Year — Quebec Regional Winner

    EY

    JF Cote is awarded Quebec Regional Winner by EY Canada.

  • PMW UK Awards — Best Ethical/Sustainable Initiative

    Performance Marketing World

    Sharethrough wins Ethical/Sustainable Initiative for GreenPMPs™ in partnership with Scope3

  • European Video Awards — Best Video Ad Tech Innovation

    VideoWeek

    Sharethrough awarded Best Video Ad Tech Innovation for its Dynamic Video Captions technology.

  • Digiday Media Awards — Best Use of Video

    Digiday

    Sharethrough wins Best Use of Video for Ford's Case Study with Dynamic Video Captions.

  • IDÉA — Catégorie Média

    Concours IDÉA

    Sharethrough gagne l'argent pour la meilleure utilisation des plateformes vidéo.

  • America’s Fastest Growing-Companies

    Inc.

    Sharethrough selected as America's Top Private Companies by Inc. 5000.

  • Programmatic Power Players

    AdExchanger

    Sharethrough ranks as a top 50 power player for programmatic strategy, video, CTV and OTT.

  • Technology Fast 15 Canada

    Deloitte

    District M ranks #4 in the 2020 Technology Fast 15 Canada.

  • Technology Fast 500 North America

    Deloitte

    District M ranks #301 in the 2020 Technology Fast 500 North America.

  • Technology Fast 50 Canada

    Deloitte

  • Technology Fast 50 Canada

    Deloitte

    District M ranks #25 in the 2018 Technology Fast 50 Canada.

  • Technology Fast 500 North America

    Deloitte

    District M ranks #123 in the 2018 Technology Fast 500 North America.

  • Startup 50 Canada's Top New Growth Companies 2018

    Canadian Business

  • Arista — Young Entrepreneur: Growing Enterprise

    Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal

  • Canada's Top 100 Employers — SME Category

    Mediacorp / Globe and Mail

  • Entrepreneur Of The Year — Emerging Entrepreneur

    EY

    JF Cote is awarded Emerging Entrepreneur by EY Canada.

  • Company-to-Watch — Fast 50

    Deloitte

    District M was selected as Company-to-Watch at the 2016 edition of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50.

  • Jury's Favorite — Fast 50

    Deloitte

    District M was selected as Jury’s Favorite at the 2015 edition of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50.

  • CTA Digital Tech

    CTA New York

    District M was selected as one of the 6 most promising digital technology firms in Canada by the CTA.

Languages

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  • French

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Organizations

  • Young President's Organization (YPO)

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    YPO is the global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives. It welcomes extraordinary leaders to grow stronger together to improve lives, businesses and the world.

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