Yacht builders of Italy and the NetherlandsTeams as read on LinkedIn, 22 October 2026

CRN

Italy · AnconaGrade A+6 of 40

Ferretti Group's full-custom brand, building 50 to 95 m steel yachts in Ancona with no chief executive of its own.

1963
Founded
Ferretti Group, since 1999
Owner
EUR 190 m · 2025, +28%
Segment revenue
86 m, 70 m, 67 m
In build
50 to 95 m
Range
Full custom only
Model

What happened, 2023 to 2026

  1. Sep 2024Build86 m M/Y 144 presented as the future flagship
  2. May 2025Build67 m Amor À Vida delivered
  3. Sep 2025Top seatVittorio Blengini named group sales director for custom yachts
  4. May 2026Top seatParent changes CEO after the shareholder fight
  5. Jun 2026Build70 m Thunderball launched in Ancona
  6. Jul 2026MoneyParent reports no superyacht orders in the first half of 2026

What it adds up to. Three large yachts in build but no new order in six months: CRN's pipeline depends on a parent in a control fight.

Who runs it

  1. Top seatNo brand head on the LinkedIn roster; CRN is run inside Ferretti Group's custom business (CCO and CTOO at group level)
  2. Industrial Directorsince 2021
  3. Plant Managersince 2015
  4. Chief architect, design departmentsince 2008
  5. Chief Financial Officersince 2014

Organisation. Brand inside Ferretti; no own CEO, custom sales held at group level

What it shows for a new yard. A brand with no own CEO: engineering and operations sit in Ancona, selling and money in Forlì.

Former leaders now elsewhere13 people who held a top or senior seat here

  1. now General Manager at Lusben Refitting Yards
  2. now Managing Director at Cantiere delle Marche
  3. now Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Trapani Shipyard S.r.l.
  4. now Presidente at WIDER YACHTS
  5. now General Manager at OTAM YACHTS
  6. now Ingegnere navale at Self-employed
  7. now Managing Director at Sanguineti
  8. now Executive Chairman & Partner at WOSA Yacht Refit & Survey
  9. now Chief Technical Officer at Alpha Custom Yachts
  10. now Corporate Finance Director at Ferretti Group
  11. now Head of Procurement at Benetti Yachts
  12. now Production, Refitting and After Sales Manager at Baglietto spa
  13. now Vicepresidente at Marevivo Liguria

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

No brand head on the LinkedIn roster; CRN is run inside Ferretti Group's custom business (CCO and CTOO at group level)
Top seat per the press; not on the company page
Sales and marketing2 managers
Engineering and design1 senior, 2 managers
Production and operations2 senior, 3 managers
Projects and service6 managers
Finance, legal and IT1 senior
Elisa Brecciaroli
Sales and marketing
since 2005
LQ
Laura Quattrini
Customer and broker care
since 2000
Costanza Pazzi
Chief architect, design department
since 2008
GB
Gabriele Bolletta
Head of hydraulic and ventilation systems
since 2019
PP
Paolo Palella
Executive project chief designer
since 1994
BP
Bruno Piantini
Industrial Director
since 2021
Number two
GR
Graziella Repetto
Plant Manager
since 2015
EB
Emanuele Biondi
Yard master (sea trials)
since 2021
Matia Corradini
Logistics, quality and safety supervisor
since 2016
Matia Marconi
Industrial planning supervisor
since 2024
Davide Battista Napoli
Build operations head
since 2026
Diletta Sopranzetti
Project manager
since 2022
IY
Ismail Younes
Project manager
since 2024
Raffaele Giannetti
Project manager; after-sales coordinator
since 2014
SS
Simone Silvestroni
Production project manager
since 2015
Tommaso Iezzi
Senior project manager
since 2020
MZ
Marco Zammarchi
Chief Financial Officer
since 2014

Number two. The natural brand head: operations director of CRN 2013 to 2021, general manager of Cantiere delle Marche, back as industrial director since 2021. CRN has no brand chief; the group's CCO and CTOO run it.

The top team as read on LinkedIn51 people read as staff, October 2026

An Industrial Director (a former general manager of Cantiere delle Marche) and a Plant Manager over project managers, a chief architect of the design department, industrial planning, quality and safety, purchasing and a customer and broker care desk; sales sits with the group's custom-business sales director.

CRN's own LinkedIn page shows the Ancona yard as a production and project organisation without a commercial or finance top: those seats are at Ferretti Group. The one senior leader here is the industrial director who ran the neighbouring Cantiere delle Marche as general manager and came back to CRN in 2021, which makes him the best-placed person to explain Ancona's two very different builders.

Senior layer · 4

Engineering and design 1

Production and operations 2

Finance, legal and IT 1

Managers · 13

Sales and marketing 2

Engineering and design 2

Production and operations 3

Projects, service and after-sales 6

34 more people read as staff below manager level: see them in the directory.

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Facts and news, with sourcesthe research behind the overview

Show the facts and the dated news with their sources

Identity

  • Full name: CRN S.p.A. (Cantieri Navali Ancona heritage), a Ferretti Group brand. Founded 1963 in Ancona. source
  • Headquarters and yard: Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard, Via Enrico Mattei 26, Ancona. The same yard also builds Riva, Pershing and Custom Line superyachts.
  • Ownership: acquired by Ferretti Group in 1999. source
  • Parent's owners: Weichai Group about 39.5%, KKCG Maritime about 23.2% (2026). source
  • Sister brands: Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Riva, Wally, Custom Line (see ferretti.md).

Size

  • Employees: not found (CRN does not report a separate headcount; Ferretti Group had about 1,600 staff around 2023). source
  • Revenue: not reported separately. Ferretti Group superyacht revenue FY2025 was €190.3 million (+28.1%); this segment covers CRN and other large yachts. source
  • Ferretti Group recorded no superyacht orders in H1 2026 (vs €64.9 million in H1 2025). source
  • Boat International Global Order Book: not found for CRN or Ferretti Group in the 2025 and 2026 edition coverage checked. source

Product

  • Size range: full-custom superyachts, roughly 50 m up to 95 m. source
  • Hull materials: steel hull with aluminium superstructure; some all-aluminium (Comfortably Numb). source
  • Build type: full custom only, no series. Each yacht carries a hull number (M/Y 141, 144, 145, 146).
  • In build as of 2025-09: M/Y 144 (86 m, new flagship, exterior by Vallicelli Design), M/Y 145 Project Thunderball (70 m), M/Y 146 Project Poe (67 m, planned 2027). source 1 source 2
  • Notable deliveries and launches 2023–2026.
    • Comfortably Numb, 60 m aluminium, Nuvolari Lenard design, delivered 2022-12 (first cruise reported 2023-01). source
    • Amor À Vida, 67 m, delivered 2025-05. source
    • Project Thunderball (M/Y 145), 70 m, 1,100 GT, Vripack exterior, Nauta interior, launched 2026-06-04, delivery planned summer 2026. source
    • M/Y 144, 86 m: launch planned 2026; delivery year 2026 or 2027 (sources conflict). source

Leadership

  • CRN has no separately announced CEO or managing director in 2023–2026 press found; it is run inside Ferretti Group.
  • Ferretti Group CEO: Stassi Anastassov, as of 2026-05-15. source
  • Ferretti Group Chief Commercial Officer: Giordano Pellacani (previously Chief Sales Officer for the custom segment), as of 2025-09-03. source
  • Sales director, custom business: Vittorio Blengini, as of 2025-09-03.

News 2023 to 2026

  1. 2026-07

    Parent Ferretti reports no new superyacht orders in H1 2026 and cuts full-year guidance; a direct risk to CRN's order flow.superyachtinvestor.com

  2. 2026-06

    CRN launches the 70 m Project Thunderball in Ancona.ilrestodelcarlino.it

  3. 2026-05

    Change of control at parent: Weichai slate wins the board, Stassi Anastassov replaces Alberto Galassi as Ferretti CEO.pressmare.it

  4. 2026-02

    Ferretti FY2025: superyacht segment revenue €190.3 million, up 28.1%.superyacht24.it

  5. 2025-09

    At Monaco Yacht Show CRN lists three full-custom yachts in build (86 m, 70 m, 67 m).crn-yacht.com

  6. 2025-09

    Ferretti names Vittorio Blengini sales director for custom business (covers CRN).pressmare.it

  7. 2025-05

    CRN delivers the 67 m Amor À Vida.crn-yacht.com

  8. 2024-09

    CRN presents M/Y 144 (86 m) as its future flagship at Monaco.pressmare.it

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