Background
Vigneron, Luc was born on October 11, 1954 in Senegal.
Vigneron, Luc was born on October 11, 1954 in Senegal.
Graduate in engineering, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees.
Engineer French Ministry of Infrastructure & Territorial Development, 1978—1982. Budget advisory French Ministry of the Economic, Finance & Budget, 1982—1984. Special advisory finance department Compagnie Generale d'Electricite (now Alcatel-Lucent), 1984—1986, head operations Alcatel Telspace, 1986—1988, head distribution product lines, 1988—1990, director strategy & new business, 1990—1991, managing director radiotelephone, 1991—1994, executive vice president mobile communications group, 1994—1995.
Director strategy Alcatel Alsthom, 1995—1998. Chief Executive Officer Giat Industries (now Nexter), 1998—2001, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 2001—2009, Thales Group, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, since 2009. Chairman GICAT (French Association Land Forces Equipment Providers), 2002—2006, CIDEF (advisory council for French defense industries), 2004—2006.
Married; 3 children.