Catherine Pourre has been appointed chair of the board of Groupe Beneteau. Louis-Claude Roux has been re-elected as vice chair.
“I would like to thank the board of directors for the confidence they have shown in me, and I would like to pay tribute to the work carried out by Yves Lyon-Caen over the last 20 years,” said Catherine.
“I am very honoured to take up this position at a time when Groupe Beneteau is celebrating its 140th anniversary.
“A family-run shipyard that has become a world leader, Groupe Beneteau has everything it takes to continue writing the history of yachting.”
Catherine has been a member of Groupe Beneteau’s governance bodies since 2014 and is also chair of its audit committee.
She began her career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where she was a partner from 1989 to 1999, then served as executive director of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2002.
In 2002, she joined the Unibail-Rodamco Group as executive vice-president in charge of finance and central functions, then from 2007 to 2013 as a member of the management board of Unibail-Rodamco SE.
A Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite, Catherine was also made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 2013.
In addition to appointing Catherine as chair of the board, the board of directors also renewed the chairmanships of its various specialised committees.
Chairman of the Strategic Committee: Louis-Claude Roux
Chairman of the CSR Committee: Sébastien Moynot
Chairwoman of the Audit and Risks Committee: Catherine Pourre
Chairwoman of the Compensation, Appointments and Governance Committee: Marie-Hélène Dick
