Aurélien Hérault

About Aurélien Hérault

Aurélien Hérault serves as Chief Innovation Officer at Deezer, a listed French music streaming company on Euronext Paris, and is part of the company’s C-level executive team based in Paris. He joined Deezer at the time of the platform’s official launch in 2007 as Lead Software Engineer and has since held a series of progressively broader leadership roles, including VP Product, VP Engineering, VP Research and Development, and VP Technology and Innovation. This long, internal career path makes him one of the executives most closely associated with Deezer’s technological evolution. Throughout his tenure, Hérault has been central to Deezer’s product and innovation agenda, with a strong focus on engineering, data-driven decision-making, and user experience. Deezer highlights his key contribution to the development and enhancement of Flow, the company’s signature personalization algorithm. That work reflects a broader mission: to use technology and research to create a more individualized, compelling, and scalable music experience. In a competitive streaming market, his remit has also aligned with major strategic priorities such as feature differentiation, platform innovation, and improved monetization of the service. His profile combines deep technical expertise with executive responsibility, making him an important figure in Deezer’s effort to strengthen its product edge, support long-term growth, and maintain a leadership position in music technology innovation.