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A member of Groupe Beneteau's Governance bodies since 2014, Catherine POURRE is also Chairwoman of its Audit and Risks Committee.
Catherine POURRE began her career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where she was a Partner from 1989 to 1999, then served as Executive Director of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, Catherine POURRE joined the Unibail-Rodamco Group as Executive Vice-President in charge of Finance and Central Functions, then from 2007 to 2013 as a member of the Management Board of Unibail-Rodamco SE.
Catherine POURRE is currently a member of the Board of Directors of SEB SA and Chairwoman of its Audit Committee. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Unibail Roadamco Westfield NV and Chairwoman of its Nominations, Remuneration and Governance Committee.
A Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite, Catherine POURRE was also made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2013.
Catherine POURRE is a graduate of ESSEC business school, holds a law degree from the Université Catholique de Paris and is a qualified chartered accountant.
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.
