Benetti Sail Division new CEO
Benetti Sail Division has named Simone Marconcini as the group’s new CEO.
Marconcini, 46, started his career at Piaggio where he was appointed president of Piaggio USA after six years at the company.He was then appointed general manager of Gruppo COS, before joining Nautor’s Swan in Finland where he served as CEO for five years.
After Nautor’s Swan, Marconcini joined the Azimut-Benetti Group and held the role of Benetti composite director for motoryachts from 24m-45m (79ft-148ft).
“In these difficult times, with customers more and more demanding, our reliable and beautiful custom made yachts offer great opportunities for growth and consolidation,” says Marconcini. “Our financial position is still positive and we confirm our investment planning in new yards, new models and new markets. In December, the new yard at Pisa Navicelli will be operational and we will be able to double our production capacity. We will then have the chance to extend our product portfolio to yachts over 50m.”
Based in Viareggio, Italy, Benetti Sail Division is a wholly independent enterprise that builds one-off, custom yachts in steel and aluminium.
Extracted from IBI Magazine
Note that Benetti Sail Division and Benetti Yachts are different entities althought they both come from the Benetti family members.
Date: October 16, 2009
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