Appointments to the head of the Boat Division's Brands

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France, January 9, 2023

As part of the Let's Go Beyond! plan and the structuring of the House of Brands, the Groupe Beneteau announces the appointments of Yann Masselot as Chief Brands and Communication Officer for the Boat division and Jean-François Lair as Director of BENETEAU brand.

Yann Masselot, Chief Brands and Communication Officer for the Boat Division

The management of all the Brands and Communication of the Groupe Beneteau was entrusted to Yann Masselot in July 2022. Yann Masselot joined the Beneteau boatyard in 1992 and worked in sales in the UK then France. In 2000, he was appointed to head up commercial operations for LAGOON and enabling the brand to establish itself as the world leader for catamaran cruisers from 2003. He had been appointed CEO of Construction Navale Bordeaux between 2018 and 2020. He had taken over the management of the BENETEAU brand in October 2020.

Jean-François Lair, Director of BENETEAU brand

The BENETEAU brand has been managed by Jean-François Lair since January 1, 2023. Jean-François joined the BENETEAU brand in 2005. He successively held the positions of Sales Manager, Export Director then Beneteau America President. He was most recently EMEA Director of LAGOON. « Jean-François was a very natural choice. His appointment will ensure the continuity in the deployment of the strategy and values of the BENETEAU brand. » confides Yann Masselot.

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.