Valeo CEO Christophe Perillat opened the DVN workshop in Paris with a keynote overviewing today’s and tomorrow’s lighting: “In the last few years, some lighting players have changed hands. The competitive landscape has changed significantly. The ongoing industry transformation is about addressing major societal challenges as the fight against global warming (EV) and the improvement…
Hector Fratty
Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.