Yanick Larose

Yanick Larose has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Yanick is currently the Director of R&D at Odigo, where they oversee the development and architecture of the Odigo Contact Center. Prior to that, they held multiple roles at Amadeus, including EVP Product Development, EVP R&D for Amadeus Hospitality, VP R&D for New Business, Director of Product Development, and Senior Manager R&D. In these positions, they were responsible for various aspects of product development and management, including the implementation of Agile methodologies and the successful delivery of cloud-based reservation and property management systems. Before joining Amadeus, Yanick worked as a Director of Engineering at e-Travel Inc. and held roles at Amadeus as a Development Manager and Developer. Yanick started their career as a Research Engineer at Telia Sverige.

Yanick Larose has a Master's degree in Computer Science from École normale supérieure de Lyon, which was obtained from 1986 to 1987. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pierre and Marie Curie University, from 1984 to 1986. In addition to their formal education, Yanick also has certifications in "Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine" from Coursera and "The Fundamentals of Revenue Management" from ESSEC Business School, obtained in 2018 and 2017 respectively.