Corinne Vigreux — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder and CMO of TomTom, a location technology company, since 2008.
Co-founded Palmtop Software, which later became TomTom, in the Netherlands.
Founded Codam Coding College in Amsterdam, a private, nonprofit, and tuition-free computer programming school, in 2018.
Established the Sofronie Foundation in 2007, which supports educational and vocational programs for disadvantaged young people.
Serves as a member of the supervisory board of Pathé and a board member of TechMeUp.
Graduated from ESSEC Business School in Paris with a degree in international business in 1987.
Made Officier de la Legion d’Honneur in 2024 and Officier in the Royal Order of Orange-Nassau in 2016.

Biography

Corinne Vigreux, born in Lyon, France, in 1964, is a French business executive and entrepreneur. She graduated from the ESSEC Business School in Paris with a degree in international business in 1987. Vigreux began her career in London at Psion, managing exports.

She later co-founded Palmtop Software in the Netherlands with Harold Goddijn, Peter-Frans Pauwels, and Pieter Geelen. This company later evolved into TomTom, a consumer electronics and location technology company.