Éric Carreel
Éric Carreel (born 28 June 1959 in Amiens), is a French engineer and serial entrepreneur.[1] He is the founding president of Withings,[2] Sculpteo,[3] Invoxia and Zoov.[4] He is a graduate of ESPCI ParisTech, holds a PhD in engineering from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, and has authored over 50 patents.[5][6]
Biography[edit]
Graduate engineer from ESPCI ParisTech (École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, class of '84), Carreel began his career in institutional research as a radio scientist. In 1990, in collaboration with Prof. Jacques Lewiner, he founded Inventel. He presided over the company from 2002 to 2005, becoming one of Europe's foremost businesspeople in the field of triple play. Inventel created the Livebox for France Telecom. After the takeover of Inventel by Thomson SA in 2005,[7][8] he became technical director of Thomson's household products division, where he created and managed the Advanced Product Development group.
In June 2008, with Frédéric Potter and Cédric Hutchings, he founded Withings,[9] a manufacturer of communicating objects for health and wellness, such as the WIFI Body Scale,[10] which was launched in 2009 and has become an icon of e-health. In April 2016, the company is acquired[11] by Finish company Nokia[12][13] and rebranded Nokia Digital Health.[14] In May 2018, Nokia announces that it has closed the sale of its digital health division, along with 200 employees, to Eric Carreel. Eric Carreel announces he relaunch the business under the Withings brand by the end of 2018, with a focus on preventive health.[15]
In June 2009, joined by Clément Moreau, he founded Sculpteo, the online 3D printing platform which commercializes its service to both consumers and professionals, and which manufactures objects coming from 3D files. Then, in June 2012, he founded Invoxia with Serge Renouard. Invoxia is a manufacturer of IP telephones. The first Invoxia device was unveiled at IFA in Berlin in September 2011, branded shortly after as the Smart Office Phone.[16] He also founded Zoov, a new ebike sharing service that wants to reinstate the bike station, in September 2017.[17]
Commitment[edit]
In July 2012, Éric Carreel becomes vice-president of France Digitale.[18] France Digitale is an association which aims to bring together entrepreneurs and venture capitalists and to promote the digital economy among public authorities.
In September 2013, he is appointed head of the Connected Objects plan established by the French Ministry for Economic Regeneration (Ministère du Redressement Productif).[19]
In September 2014, he is appointed member of the board of INPI as the industry environment representative, for industry interested by industrial property protection.[20]
Éric Carreel is member of the International Scientific Council created in 2007 by ESPCI Paris.[21]
He is also member of the FCS (Scientific Research Foundation) Board of Directors at the PSL Research University. The FCS Board of Directors is the principal decision-making body of FCS. It determines overall policy at PSL and conducts oversight to ensure implementation of its decisions.[22]
Éric Carreel is member of the scientific council of EDF (Electricity of France) presided by Sébastien Candel.
In 2017, he joins French Academy of Technologies.
Awards[edit]
In December 2011, Carreel receives the 2011 Engineer of the Year Award For An Entrepreneur from the National Council of Engineers and Scientists of France and L'Usine Nouvelle magazine.[23]
In April 2012, he receives the 2012 Digital Technology Innovator Award from Télécom ParisTech.[24]
In Novembre 2013, Éric Carreel wins the Revelation of the Year Trophy at the BFM Awards.[25]
In December 2015, Éric Carreel is named chevalier (Knight)[26] by the Legion of Honor,[27] the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits.
References[edit]
- ^ "ESPCI ParisTech : Nos ingénieurs à la Une". Espci.fr. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Track your every calorie and footstep - (2) - CNNMoney". Money.cnn.com. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ Adam Ludwig (2012-04-18). "Sculpteo Takes 3D Printing to the Cloud". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "The Race For The Urban Mobility Soul Of Europe". Forbes.
- ^ "Eric CAREEL". Itforbusinessforum.com. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ Ils rendent les objets intelligents Le Point - Publié le 31/05/2012 "Persuadés que l'avenir est à l'objet connecté, Cédric Hutchings et Éric Carreel ont fondé Withings. Et ça marche."
- ^ "Thomson: rachat d'Inventel, offre télécom renforcée. - Votre Argent". Votreargent.lexpress.fr. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "EETimes - Thomson expands telecoms line-up, buys softswitch group Cirpack".
- ^ Le fabricant d'objets connectés Withings lève 3 millions d'euros auprès de Ventech, Les Echos
- ^ "La Web-balance augmente son poids - LA REVELATION - Magazine". Challenges.fr. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Nokia Seeks Healthier Future With Purchase of Fitness Gadgets Startup - WSJ".
- ^ "Nokia completes $190M acquisition of Withings health gadget maker – TechCrunch".
- ^ "Nokia completes Withings acquisition, will reveal its digital health plans next week - The Verge".
- ^ "Why Withings Founder Eric Carreel Bought His Company Back From Nokia". Forbes.
- ^ "Why Withings Founder Eric Carreel Bought His Company Back From Nokia". Forbes.
- ^ "Invoxia NVX 610 desktop VoIP phone for iPhone and iPad hands-on (video)". Engadget. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Withings founder launches Zoov to fix ebike sharing mess | VentureBeat".
- ^ "France Digitale – Faire de la France le HUB des startups européennes".
- ^ "Objets connectés | Direction générale de la compétitivité, de l'industrie et des services". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Décrets, arrêtés, circulaires, Legifrance
- ^ "ESPCI Paris : Conseil scientifique international".
- ^ "FCS Board of Directors | PSL".
- ^ "Prix "entrepreneur" - Eric Carreel - Créateur en série".
- ^ "Winners - Prix des Technologies Numériques (English version) - Digital Technology Award". Prixtechnologiesnumeriques.org. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "BFMTV | Page introuvable".
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2015 portant promotion et nomination - Légifrance".
- ^ "Eric Carreel, la French Tech pour religion". Le Monde.