Miami 2020 Highlights
Nine brands exhibited at the most important US boat show, which welcomed nearly 100,000 visitors this year, and around 2,000 boats. Awards and premieres have marked this show for BENETEAU, PRESTIGE, LAGOON, EXCESS, MONTE CARLO YACHTS, and the American brands FOUR WINNS, GLASTRON, WELLCRAFT et SCARAB.
BENETEAU: Best of Show Award and US Premiere for Project E
With 16 boats exhibited for the first time on a unique stand, BENETEAU received the 2020 Best of Show Award, best in water display. The Project E has been presented for the first time in the US.
PRESTIGE: Two US Premiere
The brand held its North American Premiere for the PRESTIGE 590 S and East Coast Premiere for the PRESTIGE 420 S motoryachts.
LAGOON SIXTY 7 US Premiere
The SIXTY 7 was presented to the US public at the Miami boat show.
EXCESS : Two US Premieres and One Award
The EXCESS 11 and 15 models have been presented for the first time in the US. The EXCESS 12 won the award Boat of the Year from Cruising World and Sail.
MONTE CARLO YACHTS : World Premiere for MCY 70 Skylounge
The first images were unveiled at Düsseldorf boat show: the MCY 70 SkyLounge, first model a the new brand’s range, has been presented as a world premiere at Miami.
FOUR WINNS and GLASTRON : two CSI Awards
The American brands FOUR WINNS and GLASTRON won the Customer Satisfaction Index award for the excellence of their customers experiences.
WELLCRAFT and SCARAB : two first demonstrations
The american brands took the opportunity of Miami to do the first expected demonstrations of the WELLCRAFT 402 and SCARAB 285 models.
Management & experts linked
Gianguido Girotti
Group's Deputy CEO & Boat division CEO
Gianguido Girotti is Groupe Beneteau's Deputy CEO and Chief Executive Officer of its Boat division.
Previously, he was Deputy CEO in charge of brand & product strategy...
Jean-Paul Chapeleau
Adviser
Jean-Paul Chapeleau is adviser to the CEO and Chairman of the French Federation of Nautical Industries.
Previously he was Deputy CEO in charge of industrial operations and...
Erwin Bamps
PRESTIGE Brand Director
Erwin Bamps is PRESTIGE Brand Director since November 1, 2018.
With a Masters in electronics engineering, Erwin Bamps...
Yann Masselot
Chief Brands & communication officer
Yann Masselot is BENETEAU Brand Director since October 2020.
He joined the Beneteau shipyard in 1992 and worked successively...
About Groupe Beneteau
Leading global player, Groupe Beneteau, thanks to its Boat division’s 10 brands, offers nearly 150 recreational boat models serving its customers’ diverse navigational needs and uses, from sailing to motorboating, monohulls and catamarans.
Through its Boating Solutions division, Groupe Beneteau is also present in the boat club, charter, marina, digital and financing sectors.
Leading the European leisure homes market, the three brands from the Group’s Housing division (IRM, O'HARA, COCO Sweet) offer a comprehensive range of leisure homes, lodges and pods that combine eco-design with high standards of quality, comfort and practicality.
With its international industrial capabilities and global sales network, the Group employs 7,600 people, primarily in France, the US, Poland, Italy, Portugal and China.
Boat brands: BENETEAU, JEANNEAU, LAGOON, PRESTIGE, DELPHIA, EXCESS, FOUR WINNS, WELLCRAFT, SCARAB and GLASTRON.
