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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 of the Supervisory Board of Groupe Beneteau from 2017 to 2019.
She began her career as a group manager with an advertising agency (Kenya, Publicis). Then, in 2000, she joined SALM, which became SCHMIDT GROUP, where she held several positions and is now Chairwoman.
Anne Leitzgen has a master’s in management and a bachelor’s in business administration (BBA), specialized in marketing (1995). In 2004, she completed the CESA in-depth higher education cycle for business successors with HEC-CPA. In 2005, she graduated from ICG Strasbourg with a master’s in strategic management and administration (ICG Strasbourg). Lastly, in 2016, she took a “Leading the Family Business” cycle with the International Institute for Management Development.
About Groupe Beneteau
Founded in Vendée 140 years ago by Benjamin Bénéteau, Groupe Beneteau is today a world leader in the boating industry. With an international industrial presence spanning 16 production sites and a worldwide commercial network, the Group generated revenue of €1 billion in 2024 and has a workforce of more than 6500 employees mainly in France, United States, Poland, Italy, Portugal, and Tunisia.
True to its mission – Bringing dreams to water – Groupe Beneteau designs and builds boats and services to make every experience on the water truly unique. Through its nine brands, its Boat division offers more than 135 boat models craft to meet the diverse needs and sailing projects of its customers, whether sailing or motoring, monohull or catamaran . Through its Boating Solutions division, the Groupe Beneteau is also involved in services covering daily or weekly boat hire, marinas, the digital sector and financing.
