Groupe Beneteau

As part of the conglomerate’s realignment, the Groupe has inked an agreement with Italian yard Solaris to purchase the bluewater sailing brand.

Delphia, acquired by the Groupe in 2018, will now be led by Martin Schemkes.

Revenues were down 15.1 percent for the 16-month period that ended Dec. 31. A full report is due next month.

The breach was detected last week, resulting in a full network shutdown and production stoppage at several locations.

The company has been making adjustments to offset impacts of Covid-19.

The group reduced investments by 30 percent in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company named three new brand directors and a CEO of naval construction in Bordeaux.

The company said it will move forward with eight brands instead of 12.

Four Winns will now be a power cat line, as the company lays out a five-year plan for its eight brands.

Bruno Thivoyon becomes chief financial officer of the French boatbuilding conglomerate.

Boat sales were up 4.6 percent, but income from ordinary operations fell 5.8 percent for fiscal 2018-19.

Paul Blanc will become general manager of the Jeanneau brand and Jean-Paul Chapeleau will become deputy CEO of Industrial Studies, Purchasing and Product Development.

The French conglomerate also looks to the future, with foiling technology and boat recycling.

The French conglomerate reported a “contraction” for its American brands because of tariffs.

The company did, however, give Trade Only Today an exclusive glimpse into its road map forward last month.

The CEO for North American operations retires from the company.

Groupe Beneteau’s partnership with digital manufacturer PTC will help the boatbuilder become more efficient, while using augmented reality to personalize new boats.

“With our strong managers, we’ll now have a new strong direction where everyone is working together,” Jérôme de Metz said.

Groupe Board Chairman Jérôme de Metz will replace Hervé Gastinel.

The builder will focus on large multihull construction at the Bordeaux shipyard and move production of its sailing superyachts to its Montecarlo facility in Italy.

The company said growth came from robust sales of its European brands in the U.S. market as well as sailboat fleet sales.

Yannick Madiot, who previously worked for Beneteau USA until 2010, will supervise support activities in the U.S. division.

A new kind of cargo-sailing ship could be transporting its boats from Europe to the U.S. as early as 2021.

Still in the concept phase, the first version is a prototype.