Appointment: Martin Schemkes, DELPHIA Brand Director

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France, March 29, 2021

Groupe Beneteau is announcing today that Martin Schemkes has been appointed Brand Director of DELPHIA.

Martin Schemkes appointed DELPHIA Brand DirectorPreviously in charge of sales management for the JEANNEAU and PRESTIGE brands in Central and Northern Europe, Martin Schemkes joined the Groupe Beneteau in 2000. Over the past 20 years, he has effectively developed the Central and North European markets and managed both sales and marketing for JEANNEAU powerboats and sailboats, as well as PRESTIGE motoryachts.

Prior to joining Groupe Beneteau, Martin Schemkes held various sales and marketing positions in the marine industry for boat and engine manufacturers. A Dutch national, Martin is a marine engineer with marketing training. He speaks English, German and French.

« DELPHIA boats are a true escape to your home on the water with reduced environmental impact thanks to its specific equipment and the use of electric propulsion » explains Martin Schemkes.

 

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Acquired in 2018 by Groupe Beneteau, the DELPHIA brand will address the inland navigation segment with an offer of electric boats. A connoisseur of this type of navigation, for several months already Martin has been enthusiastically participating in the development of this new brand and its first models to explore nature in a sustainable way.

 

Beneteau Group

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. 

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