Appointment: Christophe Lavigne, President of the US brands

Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France, October 18, 2018

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Groupe Beneteau is announcing Christophe Lavigne’s appointment as President of US brands Four Winns, Glastron, Wellcraft and Scarab. This appointment takes effect immediately.

Christophe Lavigne, President of the US brands Christophe has been Vice President of Engineering and Customer Service in Cadillac (Michigan, USA) for the past eleven years leading engineering and product development for all four of our brands. He has devoted his career to recreational boating and is a twenty-five year veteran of the marine industry.

In his new role Christophe Lavigne is responsible for leading all functional departments and driving the future success of the 4 brands.

Hervé Gastinel, Groupe Beneteau’s Chief Executive Officer: “I have every confidence in Christophe Lavigne’s leadership and expertise to implement positive changes and ensure that our US brands achieve their goals.”

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.