Finance

Appointment: Group Beneteau's Finance Direction evolves

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France, November 2, 2023

Nicolas Retailleau has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Beneteau, effective November 1, 2023, succeeding Bruno Thivoyon, currently Chief Executive Officer of the Group and Boating Solutions division.

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Nicolas Retailleau joined Groupe Beneteau in September 2022 as CFO of the Boat division.

With over 20 years' experience in Finance Management, he has worked in various business segments and countries, for the Valeo, Galeries Lafayette and Tarkett Groups.

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.