Experts
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Jean-François LAIR
Jean-François joined the BENETEAU brand in 2005. He successively held the positions of Sales Manager, Export Director then Beneteau America Presid...
Annette Roux
Chairwoman of the Beneteau Foundation
Mrs.Roux is Chairwoman of the Beneteau Foundation since 2005, which became the Beneteau Foundation in 2020 (Endowment Fund), Chairwoman of the Sup...
Louis-Claude Roux
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Groupe Beneteau
Louis-Claude Roux, Chairman of BERI 21's Management Board since August 31, 2018 and Vice-Chairman of Groupe Beneteau's Board of Directors, is Anne...
Yves Lyon-Caen
President of the French Boating & Yachting Confederation
Yves Lyon-Caen is Chairman of Groupe Beneteau’s Board of Directors.
He was member of the Board of Directors fr...
Bruno Thivoyon
Chief Executive Officer
Bruno Thivoyon is Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Beneteau.
Previously he was Deputy CEO in charge of Finance, Legal and IT Systems from January 1 to June 17, 2022...
Gianguido Girotti
Group's Deputy CEO & Boat division CEO
Gianguido Girotti is Groupe Beneteau's Deputy CEO and Chief Executive Officer of its Boat division.
Previously, he was Deputy CEO in charge of brand & product str...
Calixte de la Martinière
Chief HR & Transformation Office
Calixte de la Martinière is Group Chief HR & Transformation Office since June 2021.
Calixte joined Groupe Beneteau in 2018 as Transformation Director. During thes...
Erwin Bamps
PRESTIGE Brand Director
Erwin Bamps is PRESTIGE Brand Director since November 1, 2018.
With a Masters in electronics engineering, Erwi...
Paul Blanc
JEANNEAU Brand Director
Paul Blanc is JEANNEAU Brand Director since April 1st, 2020.
Graduated from French business school ESSCA, Paul Blanc moved to China in 2001 to study Mandarin. After a...
Clément Boyenval
Employee-elected Director, Board of Directors
Clément Boyenval is employee-elected Director.
A graduate of engineering school, Clément Boyenval is currently Project Manager in the Human Resources and Transformati...
Claude Brignon
Chairman of the Group's Ethics Committee
Claude Brignon is Chairman of the Group's Ethics Committee since its creation on October 29, 2018. He is also a non-voting director with Groupe Be...
Jean-Paul Chapeleau
Adviser
Jean-Paul Chapeleau is adviser to the CEO and Chairman of the French Federation of Nautical Industries.
Previously he was Deputy CEO in charge of industrial operatio...
Marie-Hélène Dick
Director, Board of Directors
Marie-Hélène Dick-Madelpuech is a member of Groupe Beneteau’s Board of Directors since June 17, 2022.
A veteri...
Thomas Gailly
LAGOON Brand Director
Thomas Gailly is LAGOON Brand Director since October 2020.
Thomas Gailly joined Groupe Beneteau in 2005 and has held various sales positions for the CNB YACHTS, LAGOO...
Nicolas Harvey
FOUR WINNS and WELLCRAFT Brand Director
Nick Harvey is FOUR WINNS and WELLCRAFT Brand Director.
In charge of Jeanneau and Prestige sales development i...
Anne Leitzgen
Director, Board of Directors
Anne Leitzgen is a member of Groupe Beneteau’s Board of Directors following the change of governance decided on February 8, 2019. She was a Member...
Patrick Mahé
Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Division
Patrick Mahé is CEO of the Housing Division since July 2018.
His banking career with various banks and then CM...
Yann Masselot
Chief Brands & communication officer
Yann Masselot is BENETEAU Brand Director since October 2020.
He joined the Beneteau shipyard in 1992 and worke...
Vincent Monod
General Counsel
Vincent Monod has been Groupe Beneteau's General Counsel since 2013.
Following his initial experience as a cor...
Thibaut de Montvalon
EXCESS Brand Director
Thibaut de Montvalon is EXCESS Brand Director since January 1st, 2020.
In 2012, he joined Groupe Beneteau’s Asia Pacific office in Shanghai, as Regional Sales Manager...
Sébastien Moynot
Director, Board of Directors
As Bpifrance’s representative, Sébastien Moynot has been a member of Groupe Beneteau’s Board of Directors since the change of governance decided o...
Delphine Planes
Delphine Planes is Purchasing Director for the Boat division.
Delphine Planes joined the Groupe Beneteau in 2011. She first assumed the position of buyer, and success...
Catherine Pourre
Director, Board of Directors
Catherine Pourre is a member of Groupe Beneteau’s Board of Directors following the change of governance decided on February 8, 2019. She was a Mem...
Martin Schemkes
DELPHIA Brand Director
Martin Schemkes is DELPHIA Brand Director since March 2021.
Previously in charge of sales management for the JEANNEAU and PRESTIGE brands in Central and Northern Eur...
Barbara Bidan
Director, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
Barbara has more than 20 years’ experience in the food industry within the Fleury Michon Group. She accompanied major transformation projects, such as the Group's Health Poli...
Clarence Duflocq
Director, Investor Relations, Financial Communications & CSR
Clarence Duflocq is a graduate engineer from Mines de Paris and holds an MBA from HEC-Entrepreneurs. He spent most of his career at Gemalto (software) where he held several p...
Erwan Faoucher
Research & Innovation Director, Groupe Beneteau
After obtaining in 2006 an engineering degree in material science (normandy) and a PhD in chemistry in 2010 from Liverpool University, Erwan started his professionnal career...
About Groupe Beneteau
Founded in Vendée 139 years ago by Benjamin Bénéteau, Groupe Beneteau today has international industrial capabilities, with 22 production sites, and a global sales network. In 2022, Groupe Beneteau recorded €1.5bn of revenues, employing around 8,000 people, primarily in France, the United States, Poland, Italy and Portugal.
A global market leader, Groupe Beneteau, thanks to its Boat division’s nine brands, offers more than 150 recreational boat models serving its customers’ diverse navigational needs and uses, from sailing to motorboating, monohulls and catamarans.
Through its Boating Solutions division, the Group is also present in the daily or weekly rental services, marina, digital and financing sectors.
Its Housing division is a major European player for leisure homes, lodges and pods, with its 3 brands (IRM, O'HARA, COCO SWEET) offering a wide range of products. It has 900 employees across six production sites in France and one in Italy, and generated €257.2m of revenues in 2022.
Boat brands: BENETEAU, JEANNEAU, LAGOON, PRESTIGE, DELPHIA, EXCESS, FOUR WINNS, WELLCRAFT, SCARAB and GLASTRON.
