Corinne Vigreux

Corinne Vigreux is one of the four TomTom founders and has been Managing Director of its Consumer Business Unit since 2008. She has played an integral role in the creation and development of the company by leading its growth from a small organization into a global player. Her key responsibilities have focused on several areas, including the definition and development of the overall commercial strategy; the geographic expansion of the company; the creation and evolution of the consumer brand and the supervision of product innovation. Vigreaux built TomTom into a world-leading sat nav business with a valuation of more than $2.4 billion.

Vigreux also founded and financed Codam College, a free peer-to-peer coding school for 18-30-year-olds. Codam College in Amsterdam operates year-round, at all hours, teaching up to 700 students to increase social mobility and computer literacy.

Vigreux has served as President of the Dutch section of CCEF (Conseiller du Commerce Exterieur de la France), she is on the Board of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Netherlands, CFCI and she is a member of the CCFN (Conseil de Coopération Franco-Néerlandais). She is also a co-chair of the Dutch Chapter of WCD (Women Corporate Directors) and is on the advisory board of the Amsterdam Grachtenfestival and as well as the Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Additionally, Vigreux has received the highest honour in France, by being awarded the Legion d’Honneur and became an officer in the Royal Order of Orange-Nassau in 2016.

The entrepreneur delivered a keynote speech at Forbes 30under30 Europe 2018.