LightOn said on Aug 27, 2025 that co-founder Laurent Daudet would step down from operations and become president of a new Strategic Council

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On Aug 27, 2025, LightOn said that Laurent Daudet, a co-founder of the company, would take the presidency of a new Strategic Council from Sep 1, 2025. He would at the same time step down from his operational roles, keep his position as a board member and remain a significant long-term shareholder, according to the release. LightOn filed the release with the AMF, France's financial markets regulator, as inside information, the category for news a listed company must publish promptly.1^,2^,3^,4

The company said it created the council to guide its major future orientations and to identify long-term opportunities to create value. The council would be made up of high-level experts and would strengthen the company's vision, innovation and execution, the release said. It described that strengthened vision as a crucial asset, one offering numerous strategic development opportunities, in a context of intense acceleration in AI innovations such as reasoning models, agentic AI, the MCP protocol and "vibe coding".2^,5

Igor Carron, LightOn's co-founder and CEO, said the change would solidify the company's position as a key player in the enterprise AI market by combining long-term vision, daily operational excellence and strengthened governance. He added that he was pleased to continue to rely on Daudet in the new framework of collaboration. Daudet said the decision came from a conviction that LightOn needed to adapt even more quickly to give a clear direction in a constantly evolving sector. By stepping away from operations to return to the academic world, he said, he would focus on anticipating disruptions and major industry challenges over the medium and long term.6^,7^,8

We hold the text of this release as 2 pages in English, with its pictures and layout left out, and none of the documents it refers to. The text we hold does not say which operational roles Daudet held, and it does not name the council's other members. The change is told as the release stated it on Aug 27, 2025.9^,10^,1