Fano builder of hybrid catamarans and custom hybrid yachts, through four owners since 2012 and now with a Dubai shareholder.
2010
Founded
W-Fin (Maggi); OceanWorld entering 2026
Owner
EUR 19 to 38 m, sources differ
Revenue
46 staff, about 300 with contractors
People
23 to 28 m catamarans · custom to 72 m
Range
Series catamarans + custom steel
Model
What happened, 2023 to 2026
Dec 2023Top seatNew board; CEO Fraternale reappointed; Norberto Ferretti honorary chairman
Sep 2024MoneyTwo new models and a EUR 40 m capital increase announced
Oct 2024Build72 m hybrid Aetherius concept with Phathom Studio
Sep 2025DealOceans Yachts brand launched with Vripack and OceanWorld
May 2026OwnerOceanWorld Group (Dubai) enters the capital; takeover by end of 2026
Jul 2026DealFirst WiderCat 92 resold on the brokerage market
What it adds up to. A builder refinanced three times since 2019 and changing hands again; its president, Marcello Maggi, founded ISA Yachts and sold for CRN before.
Who runs it
CEO, Widersince 2020
Presidentsince 2019
Head of Communicationsince 2017
Plant Managersince 2023
Head of Engineering and R&Dsince 2013
Head of Wider Centro Stilesince 2019
Chairman of the Boardsince 2024
Organisation. Investor-owned; industry-veteran president, hired CEO, new Dubai shareholder
What it shows for a new yard. Investor-owned, with an industry veteran as president and a hired CEO: the organisation survives each change of owner.
Former leaders now elsewhere1 people who held a top or senior seat here
now Founder & Chairman at MAGRIMAR A1 Yachting Services
The top team as read on LinkedIn23 people read as staff, October 2026
A President who founded ISA Yachts and sold at CRN, a Chairman from the Luxembourg investor, a general manager named only in a headline, over a Head of Engineering and R&D (since 2013), Head of the style centre, Plant Manager (2023), Head of Communication, HSE, a project manager and a small technical and purchasing staff.
Wider is an investor-owned, hybrid-propulsion builder of about 30 people on LinkedIn whose top is two owners' representatives and whose middle is engineering. The press could not confirm the chief executive for 2026; the roster cannot either. The founder-president is the one commercial heavyweight, and he is an owner.
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 Wider Yachts2 in the pools; the shortlisted first, then by tier and score
Reading. President since Jul 2019; founder and president of ISA Yachts (2001-2013), CRN sales manager in the 1990s; runs his own yachting firm in Monaco. A founder-seller who has built one yacht brand and now chairs another. No link to the Wider page; read from the role row.
Career
Presidente · WIDER YACHTS Jul 2019 – Present
President · Marcello Maggi Yachting Boutique 2014 – Present
Leadership maturity10%Managing Director @ Teuco Guzzini SPA; ceo @ Ferretti Group (to 2010)
Reading. CEO of Wider since Jun 2020, through the Blu Yachts refinancing; managing director Teuco Guzzini, a Ferretti brand CEO role to 2010, 14 years in banking before. Linked here through Ferretti because the Wider roster did not carry his current seat. Likely over 60.
Career
Chief Executive Officer · WIDER SRL Jun 2020 – Present
Owner · FaRo ConsulThink Jan 2012 – Oct 2021
Managing Consultant · OMG MANUFACTURING Oct 2017 – Oct 2020
President and owner · Ma.Mi. Srl Nov 2012 – Dec 2015
Managing Director · Teuco Guzzini SPA Apr 2010 – Dec 2011
ceo · Ferretti Group Mar 1996 – Mar 2010
Branch Director · Banca Popolare dell'Adriatico Mar 1983 – Feb 1996
Education
Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo bachelor · political sciences; Almaweb Bologna University Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Languages
English · Full professional proficiency, French · Professional working proficiency
Facts and news, with sourcesthe research behind the overview
Show the facts and the dated news with their sources
Identity
Full name: Wider S.r.l. (brand Wider Yachts), controlled through the holding Wider Luxembourg S.a r.l. source 1source 2
Founded: 2010 in Ancona by Tilli Antonelli, former chairman of Pershing (Ferretti Group). source
Headquarters and yard: Fano, Marche region, Italy (moved from Ancona after the 2022 relaunch). source
Ownership history.
2012: Genting Hong Kong subsidiary Exa Limited takes 50%; 2017-04 takes 100%, Antonelli leaves. source
2019: bought by Nautical Hybrid Tech (Monaco), Zepter Group (Switzerland) and Hopafi Holding (Italy). source 1source 2
2022-06: EUR 5 million financing from Azimut Direct. source
2023-12: W-Fin Sarl, holding of chairman Marcello Maggi, holds 100% of Wider. source
2026-05: OceanWorld Group (Dubai) enters Wider Luxembourg through a capital increase it fully subscribed; phased acquisition to complete by end of 2026; stake not disclosed. source
Sister brand: Oceans Yachts, launched 2025-09 by Wider, OceanWorld and Vripack (Wider builds). source
Size
Employees: 46 direct staff and about 300 including daily contractors (company statement, 2024-09-12). source
Revenue: production value EUR 38.5 million in 2023 (EUR 6.2 million in 2022), per the company, 2024-09. source
Capital increase: EUR 40 million announced 2024-09; subscribers not named. source
Global Order Book: not found in the 2025 or 2026 top-20 coverage.
Product
Core idea: hybrid and diesel-electric propulsion. The 2016 Wider 150 (47 m) was the first yacht of its size with diesel-electric propulsion and azimuth pods. source
Lines.
WiderCat 76 and WiderCat 92: composite hybrid catamarans, series production (about 23 to 28 m). WiderCat 92 hybrid uses FPT Industrial engines. source
Wider 60 (monohull, series/semi-custom), announced 2024-09. source
Custom superyachts in steel and aluminium: Wider 150 (47 m, Bartali); Aetherius, a 72 m hybrid concept with Phathom Studio (2024-10); Oceans 47, 47 m displacement yacht by Vripack, presented at Monaco 2025-09. source 1source 2
Deliveries 2023 to 2026.
First WiderCat 92 debuted at Venice and Cannes 2024. source
Acali, first WiderCat 92, resold 2026-07 for EUR 9.5 million. source
Other delivery dates: not found.
Leadership
Fabio Fraternale — CEO, as of 2023-12-20 (reappointed to the board). source
Massimo Iacono — head of the board of directors, as of 2023-12-20.
Marcello Maggi — chairman of W-Fin Sarl (owner) and described as chairman of Wider, as of 2024-09-12; board member of Wider Luxembourg, as of 2026-05-06. source 1source 2
Norberto Ferretti — honorary chairman, as of 2023-12-20. source
Lydia Pascarelli — CEO of OceanWorld Group (incoming shareholder), as of 2026-05-06. source
No commercial or sales director found in the press.
News 2023 to 2026
2026-07
Acali, the first WiderCat 92, sold on the brokerage market.superyacht24.it
2026-05
OceanWorld Group (Dubai, CEO Lydia Pascarelli) enters the Wider holding through a capital increase; phased acquisition to complete by end 2026.superyacht24.it
2025-09
Wider, OceanWorld and Vripack launch the Oceans Yachts brand with the 47 m Oceans 47 at the Monaco Yacht Show.superyacht24.it
Aetherius, a 72 m hybrid project with Phathom Studio, presented.superyacht24.it
2024-09
Wider presents 2 new models (WiderCat 76, Wider 60) and a EUR 40 million capital increase.superyacht24.it
2023-12
New board: Massimo Iacono chairs the board, CEO Fabio Fraternale reappointed, Norberto Ferretti (Ferretti co-founder) named honorary chairman.superyacht24.it
