Eric Lavigne

About Eric Lavigne

Éric Lavigne is a long-standing executive figure at VEOM Group, a company listed on Euronext Paris and focused on smart home solutions, audio, and home automation. As co-founder of the group in 2003 alongside Alain Molinié, he currently serves as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Technology and is also a member of the board of directors. His career reflects a combination of engineering expertise, product leadership, and industrial entrepreneurship. He is an INSA graduate and began his professional journey at France Télécom in the telecommunications systems division, where he worked on engineering and development topics. Before VEOM Group was created, Éric Lavigne was already involved in entrepreneurial ventures in connected technologies. He co-founded Smartcode Technologie with Alain Molinié and held successive leadership roles there, including Head of R&D and then Head of Product. He later joined Palm Computing Europe as Head of Wireless Products. These experiences helped him build a strong command of embedded software, connected devices, and mobile-product ecosystems—skills that later became central to VEOM Group’s strategic direction. Together with Alain Molinié, he then launched AwoX, the company that would become VEOM Group, with the objective of developing technologies and products for the smart home market. Within the group, Éric Lavigne has played a key role in technological innovation, product design, and platform architecture. VEOM Group gradually expanded its footprint through acquisitions such as Cabasse, the French high-end acoustics brand, as well as Chacon and DiO, building a portfolio centered on smart home and connected audio. In that context, his technical expertise supported the group’s product upgrading, brand integration, and positioning in competitive European markets. His leadership role also reflects continuity in governance and execution. Corporate governance documents show that he remains one of the company’s core executives, involved in strategic decisions, financing actions, and value-creation mechanisms. Éric Lavigne stands out as a technology-driven leader, entrepreneur, and company builder, contributing to a strategy based on innovation, connectivity, and product differentiation.