Our management

Governance at the service of transformation

Transversal and agile, our governance works as a team, promoting direct dialogue to support our transformation projects.

Our Board of Directors, Executive Committee and specialized committees work together to ensure that our company is well managed. We do this ethically, transparently and in the interests of all our stakeholders.

“Our governance must enable us to meet future challenges together, and maximize our development potential and financial performance. With its rich human diversity, the Beneteau Group has everything it takes to continue writing the history of yachting.”

Catherine POURRE, Chairman of the Board, Groupe Beneteau.

Our Board of Directors

Made up of members of the Beneteau Group’s founding family and independent directors, it validates our company’s strategic orientations and investment policy. With a long-term vision, it ensures that the Group’s value creation takes into account the social and environmental challenges of our business.

Non-voting directors: Claude Brignon, Luc Dupé, Christian De Labrieffe

BENETEAU S.A. Articles of Association
Internal regulations of the Board of Directors of BENETEAU S.A.

 

Specialized committees

Strategy Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, Compensation, Appointments and Governance Committee, CSR Committee: in support of our General Management, our specialized committees and our Group Management Committee help to bring our strategy to life as close as possible to our teams.

  • Chairman of the Strategy Committee: Louis-Claude ROUX
  • Chairman of the Audit and Risks Committee: Catherine POURRE
  • Chairman of the Compensation, Appointments and Governance Committee: Marie-Hélène DICK
  • Chairman of the CSR Committee: Sébastien MOYNOT

“The strategic integration of environmental and social issues into our corporate governance is essential to our future.

Sébastien MOYNOT, Chairman of the CSR Committee.

CATHERINE POURRE

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Audit and Risks Committee
Independent member

LOUIS-CLAUDE ROUX

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Strategy Committee

ANNETTE ROUX

President of the BENETEAU Foundation

MARIE-HELENE DICK

Chairman of the Compensation, Appointments and Governance Committee
Independent member

ANNE LEITZGEN

Independent member

SEBASTIEN MOYNOT

Chairman of the CSR Committee
Independent member

ERIC LEONARD

Independent member

CLEMENT BOYENVAL

Director representing employees

Biography

54.4% of capital held by our majority family shareholders

Our General Management Committee

It sets the Group’s strategic and operational objectives, while sharing priorities and strengthening understanding of cross-functional issues throughout the company.

BRUNO THIVOYON

General Manager
Groupe Beneteau 

GIANGUIDO GIROTTI

General Manager
Boat Division

 

CALIXTE DE LA MARTINIÈRE

Vice President, Human Resources, Transformation and Corporate Communications

NICOLAS RETAILLEAU

Chief Financial Officer

Compensation of corporate officers

BENETEAU SA’s remuneration policy for corporate officers complies with the recommendations of the AFEP/MEDEF Code of Corporate Governance for listed companies. Remuneration is set by the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Remuneration, Appointments and Governance Committee.

The remuneration policy applicable to corporate officers in 2024 was approved by the Combined General Meeting of June 4, 2024 (see Annual Financial Report 2023).

Information on the implementation of a Plan for the Allocation of Free Shares to certain executives / March 2021

Information on the implementation of a Plan for the Allocation of Free Shares to certain executives / January 2023

Information on the implementation of a Plan for the Allocation of Free Shares to certain executives / June 2024

Our cross-functional organization

With no hierarchical exception, all our employees are rich in the diversity and human complementarity of our Group, and contribute to its future.

“Our Group Management Committee is made up of 66 members of the Top Management of our Boat activities and of the Group’s cross-functional departments. This strategic pool meets monthly to share company results and progress on structuring projects.” Gianguido GIROTTI, Managing Director of the Groupe Beneteau’s Boat Division.