Cantiere delle Marche

Italy · AnconaGrade A+4 of 40

Ancona builder of 26 to 50 m steel explorer yachts on semi-custom platforms, run by its two founders under a new family-office owner.

2010

Founded

CLP2 (Cagnoli, Loro Piana) majority since 2026

Owner

not published

Revenue

11 to 13 yachts

In build

26 to 50 m

Range

17th · 15 projects

Rank

What happened, 2023 to 2026

Jun 2024Build45 m Flexplorer MAT delivered
2025Build45.7 m full-custom Tremenda delivered; commended in 2026 awards
Oct 2025OwnerCLP2 signs for a majority stake; founders stay as managers
Feb 2026DealTwo custom 45 m explorers sold in one week, delivery 2028
Apr 2026OwnerTakeover completed; FIL Bros family office exits
Jul 2026BuildFourth launch in four months, the 33 m Ammonite

What it adds up to. Two ownership changes in four years and the founders still run the yard; the newest orders deliver in 2028.

Who runs it

Managing Director, Cantiere delle Marchesince 2026

Organisation. Founder-managers with a family-office majority shareholder

What it shows for a new yard. Founder-managers with a financial owner behind them: the owner buys, the founders keep selling and building.

Organisation chartthe top seat, the senior layer by function, and the managers where the top team is small; the number two is marked

Gianluca Ciniero

Managing Director, Cantiere delle Marche

since 2026

Number twoNo company page. Cantiere delle Marche has no LinkedIn page of its own; its managing director is read through CRN alumni.

The top team as read on LinkedIn1 people read as staff, October 2026

Top seat

Seats and dates are as the people describe them on LinkedIn; a person who moved in the last months can still show the old seat. Tap a person for the profile and the reading.

Candidates at Cantiere delle Marche1 people under 50 in the pools; the shortlisted first

Gianluca Ciniero

Managing Director at Cantiere delle Marche · Ancona, Italy

Hybrid commercial-technicalShortlistAt Cantiere delle Marche

Managing director of Cantiere delle Marche since 2026 after a year as its COO; head of engineering and operations at CRN before. Mechanical engineer, a yard MD in his forties.

Reachability

Unlikely before 2027

Revisit: June 2027 · Location model A

What would move them

A larger yard and a build programme of his own; he has run engineering, operations and now a yard.

The trigger

Months into his first top seat; nothing before the first full year unless the yard's owners change.

The route, and the location model

Direct in 2027; the CRN and Ferretti alumni on this map know him. An engineer who moved to Ancona for the yard; would move for a yard.

Career

Managing Director · Cantiere delle Marche Jun 2026 – Present
Chief Operating Officer · Cantiere delle Marche Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
Head of Engineering · CRN YACHTS Mar 2019 – Jun 2024
Operation Manager · CRN YACHTS Mar 2017 – Jul 2019
Project Manager · Cantiere delle Marche Nov 2014 – Feb 2017
Project Manager · CRN YACHTS Jun 2012 – Dec 2014
Product Lifetime Manager · Ferretti Group Jan 2010 – Dec 2012
Engineering Dept. · CRN YACHTS Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

and 1 earlier roles on the profile

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age42 to 48estimate from the first dated job; less exact

Based inAncona, Italy

Current seatManaging Director, Cantiere delle Marche, since 2026

CareerSince 2005, 21 years

Builders on the CVCantiere delle Marche (current); CRN (earlier); Ferretti Group (earlier)

EducationUniversità Politecnica delle Marche Ingegnere Meccanico V.O. · Università Politecnica delle Marc

LanguagesInglese

In brief

Managing director of Cantiere delle Marche (Ancona, explorer yachts 30-45 m) since Jun 2026 after a year as its COO; CRN head of engineering 2024, CRN operations manager 2019-2024, project manager at CdM and CRN, Ferretti product lifetime manager. Mechanical engineer. The CRN engineering-and-operations career that ends in a yard MD seat, in his forties.

From the web

Cantiere delle Marche announced him as chief operating officer in early 2025 (Superyacht Times, Boat International, the yard's own news page); the yard's directory and company registers show him as managing director since 2026. Twenty-one years in the Ferretti and CRN engineering organisation before.

Facts and news, with sourcesthe research behind the overview

Show the facts and the dated news with their sources

Identity

Full name: Cantiere delle Marche S.p.A., which trades as CdM. source
Founded: 2010 in Ancona by Ennio Cecchini and Vasco Buonpensiere.
Headquarters and yard: Ancona, Italy (Adriatic coast). It has 1 yard. No second site found.
Specialism: long-range explorer yachts in steel and aluminium. source
Ownership history.

2022: management buy-out. The Austrian FIL Bros family office took 75%, and the co-founders kept 25%. source
2025-10: CLP2 bought a majority stake (no percentage disclosed). CLP2 is a holding company controlled by Giovanni Cagnoli through his family office Carisma, and the Loro Piana family co-owns it.
2026-04: the transition is complete. FIL Bros (led by Tom Schroder) left the share register. Buonpensiere and Cecchini keep minority stakes. source

Sister brands: none. CdM is a stand-alone single-brand yard.

Size

Employees: not found.
Revenue: not found. The company is private and publishes no figures.
Boat International Global Order Book, 2025 edition: rank 13 among builders of yachts over 24 m. The number of projects and the total metres were not found in the public summary. source
Boat International Global Order Book, 2026 edition: rank 17, 15 projects; total metres not stated. source
Order book: 11 yachts in build or on order according to BOATPro, as of 2026-02-05. source
Order book: YachtBuyer MarketWatch counts 13 yachts in build or on order (2026). source

Product

Size range: about 26 m (Darwin 86) to about 50 m (Flexplorer 165, 50.3 m). Model names give the length in feet. source
Hull materials: steel hull with aluminium superstructure ("explorer yachts in steel and aluminum").
Semi-custom platforms, each a series of hulls that the owner adapts.

Darwin Class: 86, 102, 115.
Deep Blue: 115, 130, 141.
Flexplorer: 146, 165.
RJ Class: 102, 115, 130, 155.
RAW: 110 (newest; first keel laid late 2025)
Nauta Air: 110 (33 m)

Full custom: one-off explorers, for example the 45 m Tremenda (2025) and the 2 repeat-client 45 m orders of 2026.
Notable deliveries and launches 2023 to 2026.

MAT, 45 m Flexplorer 146: launched and delivered in 2024-06. source
BABBO, 42.6 m explorer: delivered in 2024-09. source
Tremenda, 45.7 m full custom (design by Giorgio M. Cassetta): launched in 2024-11, delivered in 2025. source
Octopus, 35 m, first Deep Blue 115: launched in 2026-04. source
Mon Coeur, 31 m RJ102: launched in 2026-05, delivered in 2026-08. source
Ammonite, 33 m Nauta Air 110: launched in 2026-07. source

Leadership

Vasco Buonpensiere — co-founder, shareholder and CEO, as of 2026-04-29. source
Ennio Cecchini — co-founder, shareholder and chairman, as of 2026-04-29.
Filippo D. Buonpensiere — sales manager (appointment in a July 2026 news item on the company site), as of 2026-07. source
Owner side: Giovanni Cagnoli (Carisma) and the Loro Piana family control the majority holding CLP2, as of 2026-04-29. No named board roles found.

News 2023 to 2026

2026-07
CdM launches Ammonite, a 33 m Nauta Air 110, its fourth launch in four months.superyacht24.it
2026-04
CLP2 (Cagnoli and Loro Piana families) completes its majority takeover, and FIL Bros exits.superyacht24.it
2026-04
The 46.7 m former flagship RJ is resold off-market.boatinternational.com
2026-04
The first Deep Blue 115, the 35 m Octopus, is launched in Ancona.boatinternational.com
2026-02
CdM sells 2 custom 45 m explorers in one week, the first to a repeat client. Delivery is planned for 2028.boatinternational.com boatinternational.com
2026-02
Tremenda (45.7 m) receives a judges' commendation at the BOAT Design & Innovation Awards 2026.
2025-10
CLP2 signs to take a majority stake. The founders stay as shareholders and managers.pressmare.it
2025
CdM delivers the 45.7 m full-custom explorer Tremenda.yachtway.com

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