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

Sanlorenzo

Italy · Ameglia (La Spezia)Grade A+3 of 40

Listed group controlled by Massimo Perotti, building made-to-measure yachts of 24 to 74 m; the only Italian builder still growing orders.

1958
Founded
Massimo Perotti 61%, listed Milan
Owner
EUR 960 m · 2025
Revenue
EUR 1.96 bn · 2025
Backlog
1,650
People
2nd · 130 projects
Rank

What happened, 2023 to 2026

  1. Mar 2024DealBuys 95% of Simpson Marine, the Asia-Pacific dealer
  2. Aug 2024DealBuys 60% of Nautor Swan from the Ferragamo family
  3. Dec 2024Top seatNew structure: Vincenzi heads the yacht units, Soria chief sales officer
  4. Mar 2026MoneyRecord 2025: revenue +3%, profit EUR 107 m, orders +16%
  5. Apr 2026Top seatGianguido Girotti, ex-Beneteau, named CEO of Nautor Swan and Bluegame
  6. Sep 2026MoneyEighth straight quarter of order growth; H1 intake +18%

What it adds up to. Sanlorenzo keeps buying brands and dealers and keeps growing orders while Ferretti and TISG shrink; it also bid for TISG's La Spezia yard.

Who runs it

  1. Top seatMassimo Perotti, Executive Chairman (controlling shareholder; not on the LinkedIn roster)
  2. Group CRM and Digital Directorsince 2025
  3. Vice President Superyacht, Sales and Customers' Caresince 2025
  4. Chief Operating Officer, Yacht business unitsince 2026
  5. Plant Director, Superyacht business unit (La Spezia)since 2025
  6. Technical Director, Superyachtsince 2022
  7. Vice President R&D and product innovationsince 2015
  8. Chief Financial Officersince 2008

Organisation. Listed, founder-controlled; corporate C-suite over yard presidents

What it shows for a new yard. The corporate model: a chief sales officer and unit presidents under a founder-chairman, with a formal plan to 2028.

Former leaders now elsewhere15 people who held a top or senior seat here

  1. now Consultant at Self-employed
  2. now Proprietario at Freelance
  3. now Technical Director at The Italian Sea Group S.p.A
  4. now Senior Sales Manager at OMNIYAT
  5. now Responsabile di Produzione (Stab. Massa)/ Production Manager (Massa Plant) at NEXT Yacht Group
  6. now Head of Sales at Maiora - Next Yacht Group
  7. now Engineering Director at Ferretti Group
  8. now Head of fiberglass division at Next Yacht Group
  9. now Executive Director at Baglietto Yachts
  10. now CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER at Anvera Yacht
  11. now Shipyard Director at The Italian Sea Group S.p.A
  12. now Project Management Manager at Next Yacht Group
  13. now Operations Manager at Amer Yachts S.p.A.
  14. now Technical Director at The Italian Sea Group S.p.A
  15. now Chief Marketing & Communication Officer | AB Yachts and Maiora at Next Yacht Group

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

Massimo Perotti, Executive Chairman (controlling shareholder; not on the LinkedIn roster)
Top seat per the press; not on the company page
General management5 senior
Sales and marketing11 senior, +4 managers below
Engineering and design4 senior, +21 managers below
Production and operations11 senior, +27 managers below
Projects and service6 senior, +28 managers below
Purchasing4 senior, +11 managers below
Finance, legal and IT4 senior, +11 managers below
People1 senior, +3 managers below
Daniele Lucà
CEO, Asia Pacific
since 2025
Ferruccio Rossi
CEO, Sanlorenzo MED (distribution subsidiary)
since 2024
Tilli Antonelli
Manager of a new line of projects
since 2019
Tommaso Vincenzi
President, Yacht business unit
since 2022
BenchmarkNumber two
MV
Marco Viti
President, SL Yacht; Vice President, Sanlorenzo
since 2014
Andrea Senso
Group CRM and Digital Director
since 2025
FC
Fabiano Ciampolini
Vice President Superyacht, Sales and Customers' Care
since 2025
Gabriele Stella
Sales Director, Superyacht division
since 2025
GZ
Giuseppe Zecchin
General Manager, Sanlorenzo Côte d'Azur
since 2023
Joachim Howard
Country Manager, Australia
since 2024
Paul Garbett
Brand Marketing and Communications Director
since 2025
Renato Bisignani
Group Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
since 2025
Santella Antonio
Vice President Sales & Marketing, Superyacht
since 2015
Vincenzo Soria
Chief Sales Officer
since 2024
Benchmark
VT
Valerio Tesei
Sales Director
since 2025
AC
Alessandra Capozzi
Brand Experience Director
since 2025
Andrea Panarello
Technical Director, Superyacht
since 2022
Paolo Bertetti
Vice President R&D and product innovation
since 2015
Sergio Buttiglieri
Style Director
since 2006
Simone Bruckner
Group Chief R&D Officer
since 2023
Andrea Guido
Chief Operating Officer, Yacht business unit
since 2026
Danilo Frixione
Plant Director, Superyacht business unit (La Spezia)
since 2025
Federico Agus
COO, Sanlorenzo Arbatax
since 2022
FG
Francesco Gioacchini
Production director
GP
Giacomo Paiotti
Plant Director
since 2024
Gianni Zerbola
Industrial Executive Director, Yacht business unit
since 2025
GM
Giulio Milani
Plant Director
since 2024
Leonardo De Vita
Plant Director, Yacht business unit (Viareggio)
since 2023
LG
Luca Ghirlanda
Production director
Rino Urso
Production director (executive)
since 2005
Rino Urso
Production executive (dirigente)
since 2005
Andrea Castagno
Project Coordination Department Director; R&D ship platform manager
since 2026
ER
Errico Riggio
Vice President Services & Deliveries
since 2014
Fulvio Desalvo
Chief Service Officer, Americas
since 2022
Marco Santoro
Senior Director, Service Yacht
since 2026
MB
Michele Bechelli
Warranty and Refit Director, Superyacht division
since 2022
Mimmo Stelitano
Project Manager Director, Yacht
since 2003
Alessandro Murabito
Purchasing Director
since 2009
Cinzia Catoni
Corporate purchasing manager
since 2024
Damiano Vincenzo Patelli
Chief Procurement Officer
since 2025
Luca Vignudelli
Senior Director Purchasing, Superyacht supply chain
since 1999
DC
Diego Cavalli
Chief Financial Officer
since 2008
Elena Cortesi, EMBA
Group Chief Information Officer
since 2025
Michele Passerai
Head of Management Control (group controller)
since 2013
PF
Pier Francesco Acquaviva
Group Chief Corporate Officer; Group HR Director
since 2025
Matteo della Rocca
Group HR & Organization Senior Director
since 2026

Number two. Runs the largest unit since 2022 after seven years as its COO and three as technical director. The ownership heir is the family: Cesare Perotti joined the board in April 2025.

The top team as read on LinkedIn260 people read as staff, October 2026

Executive chairman over business units with their own presidents (Yacht: a president promoted from COO and technical director; SL Yacht: the former sales director as president; the Superyacht division run for ten years by a former Ferretti group CEO, who now heads the Mediterranean distribution company) and regional chief executives (Asia Pacific, Americas service, Côte d'Azur, Australia). Group C-suite: Chief Sales Officer (from the dealer network, Dec 2024) with sales directors per division, Chief Corporate Officer (finance, M&A, IR, legal, HR), CFO (since 2008), Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (Aston Martin), CIO (Barilla), Chief Procurement Officer (De'Longhi), Chief R&D Officer, HR senior director (Lamborghini). Operations: an Industrial Executive Director and a COO for the Yacht unit, plant directors per site (Ameglia, La Spezia, Viareggio, Massa, Arbatax), technical directors per unit, vice presidents for services and deliveries, customer care and refit.

The clearest two-layer organisation on either list. Underneath sits the yard: long-tenured presidents, plant directors and technical directors who came up through project management and engineering. On top, since 2023-2025, a corporate C-suite imported from automotive and luxury (Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Barilla, De'Longhi) and a sales leadership imported from the dealer network. The roster also holds two leaders who ran a Turkish-owned yard in Miami, and the brief's benchmark names Vincenzi and Soria. Revenue EUR 930 million and 1,600 employees in 2024, per the group controller's own profile.

Senior layer · 46

General management 5

Sales and marketing 11

Engineering and design 4

Production and operations 11

Projects, service and after-sales 6

Purchasing and supply chain 4

Finance, legal and IT 4

People 1

Managers · 105

Sales and marketing 4

Engineering and design 21

Production and operations 27

Projects, service and after-sales 28

Purchasing and supply chain 11

Finance, legal and IT 11

People 3

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

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 Sanlorenzo11 people under 50 in the pools; the shortlisted first

Daniele Lucà

Chief Executive Officer // Asia Pacific at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Hong Kong
Commercially driven GMShortlistAt Sanlorenzo

Runs Sanlorenzo Asia Pacific, a regional group of ten companies, after two years as the group's global sales director; an industrial commercial general manager (Snam, FCA, Scania) who came to yachting in 2023.

Reachability
Needs a trigger
Revisit: March 2027, two years in the seat · Location model A
What would move them
A full P&L and a yard, which a regional sales seat does not give; an industrial general manager by background (Snam, FCA, Scania) who came to yachting in 2023.
The trigger
The end of the Asia posting or a change at the top of Sanlorenzo; eighteen months into a regional CEO seat he will not move before a first result.
The route, and the location model
Through the Sanlorenzo and Azimut alumni on this map, or direct after the Singapore show. Already an expatriate in Hong Kong; a family abroad moves more easily than one in Viareggio.

Career

  • Chief Executive Officer // Asia Pacific · Sanlorenzo Yacht Mar 2025 – Present
  • Executive Sales Director // Global · Sanlorenzo Yacht Aug 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Senior Vice President Energy Transition // Global · Snam S.p.A. Mar 2020 – Aug 2023
  • Business Development Director // EMEA · FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Apr 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Head of Sales Development, Marketing & Communications // Italy · SCANIA Italy Sep 2012 – Dec 2016
  • Head of Corporate Sales & International Development · Piaggio Group Apr 2010 – Sep 2012
  • Business Development Manager · FPT Industrial (FIAT Powertrain Technologies) 2007 – 2010
  • Corporate & Investment Banking Analysit · Intesa Sanpaolo Sep 2004 – Sep 2007

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age43 to 47estimate from the degree years on the profile
Based inHong Kong
Current seatChief Executive Officer // Asia Pacific, Sanlorenzo, since 2025
CareerSince 2004, 22 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationESCP Europe MBA · Executive Master in Business Administration; Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management Executive Education, Innovation Program
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish

In brief

CEO Asia Pacific since Mar 2025, running a regional group of more than ten companies for Sanlorenzo, Bluegame and Nautor Swan; Executive Sales Director Global Aug 2023-Mar 2025. Before yachting: Snam SVP energy transition, FCA business development EMEA, Scania Italy sales head, Piaggio corporate sales, investment banking; ESCP MBA. An industrial commercial general manager, 2.5 years in yachting.

From the web

Appointed CEO of Sanlorenzo Asia Pacific and of Simpson Marine in March 2025, reporting to executive chairman Massimo Perotti (Yacht Style, Luxuo). Spoke at the Singapore Yachting Festival 2026 on the group's plans for the region (Robb Report Singapore); profiled by Luxuo and Yacht Style in 2025 and 2026.

FC

Fabiano Ciampolini

CUSTOMERS’ CARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Superyachts Under Costruction and After Sales at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Italy
Hybrid commercial-technicalShortlistAt Sanlorenzo

Sanlorenzo vice president superyacht sales and customers' care after directing the project managers and twenty years of project management at Benetti, Baglietto and Sanlorenzo.

Reachability
Needs a trigger
Revisit: January 2027 · Location model B
What would move them
A general manager seat; at Sanlorenzo the top seats are family and long-tenured.
The trigger
Sanlorenzo's reorganisation of its superyacht division (a dealer-side sales chief in 2024, a new sales director in 2025, a new plant director): if superyacht sales go to the dealer-side team, he moves.
The route, and the location model
Through the Benetti and Baglietto alumni on this map (he was a project manager at both). A project-manager-turned-seller: the hybrid half of a two-person model.

Career

  • CUSTOMERS’ CARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Superyachts Under Costruction and After Sales · Sanlorenzo Yacht Jan 2025 – Present
  • VICE PRESIDENT SUPERYACHT Sales & Customers’ Care · Sanlorenzo Yacht Jul 2023 – Present
  • VICE PRESIDENT SUPERYACHT - Project / Decor / Client Management · Sanlorenzo Yacht Jan 2023 – Jul 2023
  • PROJECT MANAGERS DIRECTOR · Sanlorenzo Yacht Sep 2017 – Jan 2023
  • Project and Production Manager · SANLORENZO SPA Mar 2010 – Sep 2017
  • Project and Service Management Manager · Cantieri Navali Baglietto S.p.A. Feb 2008 – Mar 2010
  • Project Manager · Benetti Jan 2005 – Feb 2008
  • Project Manager and technical consultant · Trimarine Advanced Marine Projects LTD. Apr 2003 – Jan 2005

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age47 to 51estimate from the degree years on the profile
Based inItaly
Current seatCUSTOMERS’ CARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Superyachts Under Costruction and After Sales, Sanlorenzo, since 2025
CareerSince 2003, 23 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current); Benetti (earlier)
EducationWorld Business Forum 2023 (WOBI Milano); World Business Forum 2022 (WOBI Milano)
LanguagesNot given

In brief

VP Superyacht Sales and Customers' Care since Jul 2023 and Customers' Care Executive Director since Jan 2025; director of project managers 2017-2023, project and production manager from 2010; Baglietto and Benetti project manager before. A project-management career that now carries the superyacht division's client and sales side.

From the web

Named by Burgess among the Sanlorenzo superyacht team behind the sale of the 50 m Annabella; reposts the group's service-partner awards (EKKA Yachts, 2023). Company directories list him as vice president superyacht sales and customers' care since 2023 and customers' care executive director since 2025. No press interviews found.

Andrea Guido

Chief Operating Officer - BU Yacht at Sanlorenzo Yacht · La Spezia, Italy
COO / technicalShortlistAt Sanlorenzo

Chief operating officer of Sanlorenzo's yacht business unit since October 2026 after four years as technical and new product development director; nineteen years at the yard; naval architect.

Reachability
Unlikely before 2027
Revisit: October 2028 · Location model B
What would move them
He has the top operations seat; the pull would be a build programme of 50 m-plus yachts, which the yacht unit does not build.
The trigger
Weeks into the COO seat after nineteen years at Sanlorenzo; a lifer moves only with a change of ownership.
The route, and the location model
Through his seniors at Sanlorenzo on this map; not direct. La Spezia family base; the yard-director half.

Career

  • Chief Operating Officer - BU Yacht · Sanlorenzo Yacht Oct 2026 – Present
  • Technical & NPD Director · Sanlorenzo Yacht Dec 2022 – Oct 2026
  • New Product Development Director · Sanlorenzo Yacht Sep 2021 – Dec 2022
  • Product Development Manager · Sanlorenzo S.p.a. Jan 2018 – Sep 2021
  • Product Development Engineering Manager · Sanlorenzo S.p.a. Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
  • Ingegnere Nuovi Progetti Ufficio Tecnico · Sanlorenzo S.p.a. Feb 2007 – Dec 2015

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age38 to 42estimate from the degree years on the profile
Based inLa Spezia, Italy
Current seatChief Operating Officer - BU Yacht, Sanlorenzo, since 2026
CareerSince 2007, 19 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationESCP Candidate GMP 2026 · Business Administration and Management,; Università degli Studi di Genova / University of Genoa Laurea Specialistica in Ingegneria Nautica · Ingegneria Nava
LanguagesNot given

In brief

COO of the Yacht business unit since Oct 2026 after four years as Technical and New Product Development Director; new-project engineer at Sanlorenzo since 2007; naval architect, ESCP general management programme. The technical director promoted to run operations of the group's largest unit.

From the web

Fronts Sanlorenzo's 2026 video on the engineering of the 26 m hybrid SHE as technical and new product development executive director; the COO seat of the yacht business unit from October 2026 is on his profile only, with no announcement found.

Vincenzo Soria

Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Viareggio, Italy
Commercially driven GMShortlistBenchmark leaderAt Sanlorenzo

Sanlorenzo chief sales officer since December 2024 after twenty years as an Azimut dealer and founder of V Marine; a distributor's commercial mind at the top sales seat of a listed builder.

Reachability
Unlikely before 2027
Revisit: December 2026, two years in the seat · Location model C
What would move them
He has had his own business for twenty years; the pull would be equity or a founding role, not a salary.
The trigger
The end of Perotti's reorganisation of sales, or a slowdown in Sanlorenzo's orders; a dealer-entrepreneur who kept his own company open can leave fast, but not in year two.
The route, and the location model
Through the Azimut dealer alumni who know him; not direct while he is building the sales organisation. A Viareggio-based founder; would run a yard from a distance with a resident deputy.

Career

  • Chief Sales Officer (CSO) · Sanlorenzo Yacht Dec 2024 – Present
  • Managing Director_Founder · V Marine Sep 2014 – Present
  • Founder · Azimut Yachts France 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Sales Director · Danimar Srl_Official dealer AZIMUT YACHTS Sep 2002 – Jul 2014
  • Export Luxury brand · Geodis Zust Ambrosetti Oct 2001 – May 2002
  • Assistant · F.lli De Georgio 2000 – Sep 2001

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

AgeAbout 49checked against the dated milestones of the profile
Based inViareggio, Italy
Current seatChief Sales Officer (CSO), Sanlorenzo, since 2024
CareerSince 2000, 26 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationUniversità di Bologna Master in Diritto ed Economia dei Trasporti e della Logistic; Libera Università degli Studi 'San Pio V', Roma Laurea in Scienze Politiche
LanguagesNot given

In brief

CSO since Dec 2024; before that a dealer: founder of V Marine and of Azimut Yachts France, sales director at Danimar (Azimut dealer) 2002-2014. Law and political science degrees. The brief names him. A distributor's commercial mind now at the top sales seat of the second-largest builder; no shipyard or engineering role.

From the web

Appointed Sanlorenzo chief sales officer in the group's reorganisation of December 2024, running the new Sanlorenzo Sales Management across the yacht and superyacht units (Forbes, Yacht Style, Superyacht Times). Before that an Azimut dealer: Danimar from 2002, founder of V Marine in 2014 and of Azimut Yachts France in 2018.

Danilo Frixione

Plant Director at Sanlorenzo Yacht · La Spezia, Italy
COO / technicalAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Plant Director · Sanlorenzo Yacht Nov 2025 – Present
  • Head of Production · Sanlorenzo Yacht Apr 2024 – Nov 2025
  • Production Director over 500 GT · Sanlorenzo Yacht Oct 2020 – Apr 2024
  • Direttore · Eurocompositi srl Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Shipyard Director · Perini Navi Sep 2017 – Jul 2018
  • Shipyard manager - Responsabile di Cantiere · Picchiotti Yachts Nov 2014 – Aug 2017
  • Project Manager · Picchiotti Srl - Perini Navi Group Jul 2014 – Sep 2016
  • On Board Coordinator / Capobarca · Picchiotti Srl - Perini Navi Group Apr 2008 – Sep 2014

and 2 earlier roles on the profile

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age47 to 51estimate from the degree years on the profile
Based inLa Spezia, Italy
Current seatPlant Director, Sanlorenzo, since 2025
CareerSince 2004, 22 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationUniversità degli Studi di Genova laura in ingegneria navale V.O.; Liceo GD Cassini
LanguagesFrancese, Inglese

In brief

Plant director since Nov 2025, head of production 2024-2025, production director over 500 GT 2020-2024; Perini Navi shipyard director, Picchiotti shipyard manager, Intermarine naval architect. Leads production of eleven 42-75 m yachts.

Gabriele Stella

Superyacht Sales Director at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Lerici, Italy
Hybrid commercial-technicalAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Superyacht Sales Director · Sanlorenzo Yacht Feb 2025 – Present
  • Head of Sales · Sanlorenzo Yacht Jul 2023 – Feb 2025
  • Sales Manager · Sanlorenzo Yacht Feb 2020 – Sep 2023
  • Project Manager · Sanlorenzo S.p.a. Sep 2016 – Feb 2020
  • Deputy Project Manager · SANLORENZO SPA Apr 2015 – Aug 2016
  • After Sales Manager · SANLORENZO SPA Jan 2013 – Apr 2015
  • General Manager Assistant · SANLORENZO SPA Oct 2012 – Jan 2013
  • Service and Warranty Assistant · Allied Richard Betram Marine Group Jul 2008 – Sep 2008

and 3 earlier roles on the profile

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

AgeAbout 41estimate from the school years on the profile
Based inLerici, Italy
Current seatSuperyacht Sales Director, Sanlorenzo, since 2025
CareerSince 2003, 23 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationPolitecnico di Milano Laurea in Ingegneria Gestionale · Facoltà di Ingegneria dei; Liceo G.D. Cassini Maturità Classica
LanguagesFrancese, Inglese, Italiano

In brief

Sales Director since Feb 2025 after head of sales, sales manager, project manager, deputy project manager and after-sales manager at Sanlorenzo since 2012; Politecnico di Milano management engineering, ESCP EMBA candidate. The in-house hybrid at an earlier stage of career than the brief's seat needs.

Marco Santoro

Senior Director Service Yacht at Sanlorenzo Yacht · La Spezia, Italy
Hybrid commercial-technicalAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Senior Director Service Yacht · Sanlorenzo Yacht Sep 2026 – Present
  • Managing Director Quick USA · Quick USA Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Chief Executive Officer · RMK Merrill-Stevens Jan 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Vice President Refit & Retail Works · Ferretti Group Mar 2020 – Dec 2022
  • After Sales & Service Director - Global · Ferretti Group Feb 2015 – Mar 2020
  • After Sales & Service Director - Americas · Ferretti Group Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
  • Engeneering Department · Rodriquez Yachts Srl Feb 2002 – Oct 2002
  • Ferretti Group After Sales & Service Manager · Ferretti Spa Jan 2010 – Dec 2012

and 3 earlier roles on the profile

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age45 to 51estimate from the first dated job; less exact
Based inLa Spezia, Italy
Current seatSenior Director Service Yacht, Sanlorenzo, since 2026
CareerSince 2002, 24 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current); Ferretti Group (earlier)
EducationBologna Business School Corporate master in business administration; Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Naval Architect and Marine Engineer
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish

In brief

Joined Sep 2026. Naval architect; Ferretti Group after-sales director for the Americas and then global (2013-2020), Vice President Refit 2020-2022, CEO of a Miami refit yard for six months in 2023, Managing Director of Quick USA 2023-2026. The sales exposure is after-sales and refit, not new-build.

VT

Valerio Tesei

Sales Director at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Viareggio, Italy
Commercially driven GMAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Sales Director · Sanlorenzo Yacht Jan 2025 – Present
  • Managing Partner · V Marine Sep 2014 – May 2025
  • Managing Director · Azimut Yachts France Jan 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Sales and Marketing Manager · Danimar Sep 2003 – Aug 2014
  • Free Lance Journalist · Edisport Sep 2003 – Dec 2008
  • Account Executive · Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Mar 2002 – Aug 2003
  • Lieutenant · Italian Air Force Oct 2000 – Mar 2002

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age47 to 51estimate from the degree years on the profile
Based inViareggio, Italy
Current seatSales Director, Sanlorenzo, since 2025
CareerSince 2000, 26 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationUniversità degli studi Roma TRE BS · Economics
LanguagesEnglish, French

In brief

Since Jan 2025, arriving with the CSO from V Marine (managing partner) and Azimut Yachts France (managing director); dealer-side sales since 2003.

Thomas Belcore

Product Manager at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Italy
COO / technicalAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Product Manager · Sanlorenzo Yacht May 2025 – Present
  • Direttore tecnico · Next Yacht Group Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Direttore di produzione · Next Yacht Group Sep 2023 – Nov 2024
  • Process Engineer Manager · Benetti Yachts Jul 2017 – Aug 2023
  • Product Manager · Benetti Yachts May 2012 – Jun 2017
  • Junior product manager · Azimut Yachts May 2006 – Apr 2012
  • Responsabile di Linea · Azimut Yachts May 2004 – Apr 2006
  • Ingegnere di processo · PENTAIR sta-rite Mar 2004 – Jun 2004

and 1 earlier roles on the profile

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age44 to 50estimate from the first dated job; less exact
Based inItaly
Current seatProduct Manager, Sanlorenzo, since 2025
CareerSince 2003, 23 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current); Azimut Yachts (earlier); Benetti (earlier)
EducationUniversità degli studi di Pisa Laurea · Ingegneria aerospaziale, aeronautica e astronautica
LanguagesNot given

In brief

Product manager since May 2025 after fifteen months as Next's production director and then technical director; Benetti process engineering manager 2017 to 2023, Azimut product manager before; Pisa aerospace engineer, about 47.

GP

Giacomo Paiotti

Plant Director at Sanlorenzo Yacht · Lucca, Italy
COO / technicalAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Plant Director · Sanlorenzo Yacht Dec 2024 – Present
  • GRP Production Manager · Sanlorenzo Yacht Apr 2019 – Nov 2024
  • Technical Department · Sanlorenzo Yacht Mar 2007 – Apr 2019

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

Age40 to 44estimate from the degree years on the profile
Based inLucca, Italy
Current seatPlant Director, Sanlorenzo, since 2024
CareerSince 2007, 19 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationUniversità di Pisa Ingegnere Aerospaziale · Ingegneria
LanguagesNot given

In brief

Since Dec 2024; GRP production manager 2019-2024, technical department since 2007; aerospace engineer.

Leonardo De Vita

Direttore di Stabilimento at Sanlorenzo Yacht · La Spezia, Italy
COO / technicalAt Sanlorenzo

Career

  • Direttore di Stabilimento · Sanlorenzo Yacht Oct 2023 – Present
  • Deputy Direttore di Stabilimento - BU Yacht · Sanlorenzo Yacht Nov 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Technical Director - BU Yacht · Sanlorenzo Yacht Jan 2020 – Nov 2022
  • Responsabile tecnico BU Yacht · Sanlorenzo S.p.a. Jan 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Responsabile ufficio tecnico BU Yacht · SANLORENZO SPA Jan 2015 – Dec 2017
  • Responsabile area impianti ed allestimento · SANLORENZO SPA Jan 2012 – Dec 2014
  • Project Engeneer · SANLORENZO SPA Jan 2011 – Dec 2011
  • Project Manager · SANLORENZO SPA Nov 2005 – Dec 2010

and 1 earlier roles on the profile

LinkedIn profile ·

Key facts

AgeAbout 49estimate from the school years on the profile
Based inLa Spezia, Italy
Current seatDirettore di Stabilimento, Sanlorenzo, since 2023
CareerSince 2004, 22 years
Builders on the CVSanlorenzo (current)
EducationUniversità "Federico II" - Napoli Laurea · Ingegneria Navale; Liceo Scientifico "Leonardo Da Vinci" - Salerno Diploma
LanguagesNot given

In brief

Plant director since Oct 2023, technical director of the unit 2020-2022, project manager and engineer at Sanlorenzo since 2005; naval engineer.

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Identity

  • Full name: Sanlorenzo S.p.A. Founded 1958 in Limite sull'Arno (Florence). Giovanni Jannetti bought it in 1974; Massimo Perotti bought the majority in 2005. source
  • Headquarters: Ameglia (La Spezia). Four main yards within a 50 km radius: La Spezia, Ameglia, Viareggio, Massa (same source, 2026-04-27). Nautor Swan builds in Jakobstad, Finland (not checked in a primary source in this pass).
  • Listed: Euronext STAR Milan (ticker SL) (same source).
  • Ownership: control sits with Massimo Perotti. After Holding Happy Life (HHL) contributed its stake to Ocean in March 2026, Ocean holds 55.653% of the capital and 67.631% of votes; Perotti controls 61.118% of capital and 74.734% of votes directly and indirectly. Minority partners in Ocean: Finclama (Claudio Luti, 5.040%) and Kibotion (Silvia Merlo, a Sanlorenzo director, 4.737%). source
  • Four business units (2026-04-27, boilerplate above): Yacht Division, Superyacht Division, Bluegame, Nautor Swan. Also owns Simpson Marine (Asia-Pacific yacht dealer, 95% bought March 2024).

Size

  • Employees: "over 1,650 people", company statement, 2026-04-27 (boilerplate above).
  • Revenue FY2025: net revenue from new yachts EUR 960.4 million (+3.2% on EUR 930.4 million in 2024); EBITDA EUR 180.6 million (18.8% margin); group net profit EUR 107.4 million. Year-end backlog EUR 1.96 billion. source
  • H1 2026 (released 2026-09-03): net revenue new yachts EUR 471.3 million (+3.8%); EBITDA EUR 83.5 million; net profit EUR 49.1 million; order intake EUR 496.4 million (+18.3%); order backlog EUR 1,498.9 million. Split: Superyacht EUR 154.1 million (+12.4%), Yacht EUR 232.8 million (+3.1%), Bluegame EUR 43.6 million (flat), Nautor Swan EUR 40.9 million (-13.9%). Europe 47.2% of revenue, Americas 27.4%. source
  • 2026 guidance: net revenue new yachts EUR 980–1,020 million; EBITDA EUR 180–192 million (same source).
  • Global Order Book: 2026 edition (published 2025-12) rank 2, 130 projects, 4,698 m (including Nautor Swan). source 1 source 2

Product

  • Size range and materials (company, 2026-04-27): Yacht Division composite motor yachts 24–41 m; Superyacht Division aluminium and steel motor yachts 44–74 m; Bluegame composite motor yachts 13–23 m; Nautor Swan carbon and composite sailing yachts plus composite and aluminium motor yachts 13–44 m.
  • Model of build: the company calls its yachts "made-to-measure", customised for each client, built on model platforms (semi-custom). Lines: SL and SD (planing and displacement composite), SX and SP (crossover and sport composite), Alloy (aluminium superyachts, for example 44Alloy, 50Alloy), Steel (steel superyachts: 50Steel, 52Steel, 57Steel, 62Steel, 64Steel, 65Steel, 72Steel/73Steel). Bluegame: BG, BGX, BGM (catamaran) lines; BGX83 shown at Boot Düsseldorf 2026 as range flagship (superyacht24, 2026).
  • Flagship: 72 m 72Steel, the largest Sanlorenzo build, diesel-electric hybrid; keel laid 2022-11; hull in La Spezia for fit-out 2023-12; delivery was planned for spring 2025. source 1 source 2
  • Notable deliveries and launches 2023–2026.
    • Almax (now Contigo), 50Steel, 49.9 m, delivered 2024, first yacht with Sanlorenzo's green-methanol fuel-cell system. source
    • Second 50Steel, 49.9 m, launched La Spezia 2026-01-31; 5 units of 50Steel in production. source
    • Moonlight, 57Steel, 56.7 m, delivery 2026 (BOATPro directory). source
    • First 65Steel sold, delivery 2028 (Arcon Yachts, 2026-06). source

Leadership

  • Massimo Perotti — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (also styled Executive Chairman), as of 2026-09-03. source
  • Tommaso Vincenzi — head (Executive Director) of Sanlorenzo S.p.A. Yacht and Superyacht units, as of 2024-12-05. source
  • Vincenzo Soria — Chief Sales Officer, as of 2024-12-05 (same source).
  • Pier Francesco Acquaviva — Corporate General Management, as of 2024-12-05 (same source).
  • Renato Bisignani — Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, as of 2025-03. source
  • Gianguido Girotti — CEO of Nautor Swan and Bluegame from June 2026, reports to Perotti, as of 2026-04-01. source
  • Leonardo Ferragamo — Chairman of Nautor Swan, as of 2024-08 (Il Sole 24 Ore, above).
  • Daniele Lucà — CEO of Simpson Marine, as of 2025-04. source
  • Paul Burgess — Sales Director Americas (Sanlorenzo brand); Deniz Ozcakir — Sales Director Americas (Nautor Swan and Bluegame), as of 2026-03. source

News 2023 to 2026

  1. 2026-09

    H1 2026: order intake +18.3% to EUR 496.4 million, eighth straight quarter of order growth; 2026 guidance confirmed.boatinternational.com

  2. 2026-05

    Business plan 2026–2028 "Tomorrow's Timeless": net revenue CAGR at least 6%, EBITDA margin at least 19% by 2028, "value over volumes".emarketstorage.it

  3. 2026-04

    Gianguido Girotti, former deputy CEO of Groupe Beneteau, named CEO of Nautor Swan and Bluegame from June 2026; Carla Demaria (Bluegame) and Giovanni Pomati (Nautor Swan) move to advisory roles.marineindustrynews.co.uk

  4. 2026-03

    Perotti's Holding Happy Life contributes its stake to Ocean; Perotti keeps 61.1% of capital, 74.7% of votes.milanofinanza.it

  5. 2026-03

    FY2025: revenue EUR 960.4 million (+3.2%), net profit EUR 107.4 million, order intake EUR 943.1 million (+16%).marineindustrynews.co.uk

  6. 2024-12

    New corporate structure after the acquisitions: Tommaso Vincenzi heads Sanlorenzo S.p.A. (Yacht and Superyacht units via 2 steering committees); Vincenzo Soria chief sales officer; Pier Francesco Acquaviva corporate general management.pressmare.it

  7. 2024-08

    First closing of the Nautor Swan acquisition from the Ferragamo family holding Sawa: 60% for EUR 48.5 million (equity value EUR 80.9 million, enterprise value EUR 90 million); remaining 40% due by 2028-04-30; paid 2/3 cash, 1/3 Sanlorenzo shares.pressmare.iten.ilsole24ore.com

  8. 2024-03

    Closes purchase of 95% of Simpson Marine (Asia-Pacific dealer) for USD 10 million plus up to USD 7 million earn-out.pressmare.it

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