Yacht builders of Italy and the Netherlands
Top management map · 40 builders · general manager long list
A map of the top management of the Italian and Dutch yacht builders for a company that is building a new yard and hiring its first general manager: who runs each builder, who sits under them, how the yards are organised, what happened to them between 2023 and 2026, and the candidates drawn from these teams and their alumni.
40builders
21 Italian, 19 Dutch, graded by the brief
1,840profiles read
one by one, placed in a function and a level
200candidates
in three pools, scored on the five criteria
15shortlisted
proposed for detailed evaluation
Sections
The readingSeven ways to run a yacht builder, who holds the commercial seat, tenure, the builder tables, the top-seat changes and movement.The shortlist · 15The people proposed for detailed evaluation, with the scores and the quoted evidence.Former staff · 61Pooled candidates who were senior at one of the builders and now sit elsewhere, by pool.All profiles read · 1,840Every profile read, with builder, level, function and pool filters, and a CSV.Review tool · 200Keep, later or pass on every candidate, one at a time; the Turkish view is one tap away.
Italy21 builders, in the brief's order
BagliettoLa Spezia · A+
Gavio-owned La Spezia builder of 41 to 62 m semi-custom steel and aluminium yachts, growing fast.
79 staff read7 candidatesTop seat: Diego Michele Deprati
BenettiViareggio · A+
The superyacht brand of the Azimut|Benetti group, building composite and steel yachts up to 108 m in Viareggio and Livorno.
12 staff read5 candidatesTop seat: Marco Valle, Group CEO of Azimut-Benetti
SanlorenzoAmeglia (La Spezia) · A+
Listed group controlled by Massimo Perotti, building made-to-measure yachts of 24 to 74 m; the only Italian builder still growing orders.
63 staff read19 candidatesTop seat: Massimo Perotti, Executive Chairman
Cantiere delle MarcheAncona · A+
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.
1 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Gianluca Ciniero
Tankoa YachtsGenoa · A+
Genoa builder of 45 to 72 m steel yachts owned by the Orsi family and run by a former Benetti CEO, adding capacity fast.
75 staff read3 candidatesTop seat: Edoardo RATTO, Eva Orsi
CRNAncona · A+
Ferretti Group's full-custom brand, building 50 to 95 m steel yachts in Ancona with no chief executive of its own.
51 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: No brand head on the LinkedIn roster
Ferretti GroupForlì · A+
Italy's second-largest yacht group, seven brands from Riva to CRN, listed in Hong Kong and Milan and fought over by its two largest shareholders.
58 staff read17 candidatesTop seat: Morgan XU 徐新玉, Stassi Anastassov
Overmarine Group · MangustaViareggio · A+
The Balducci family's Viareggio group, builder of fast Mangusta open yachts and 32 to 54 m aluminium and steel semi-custom yachts.
72 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Maurizio Balducci, CEO
RossinaviViareggio · A+
Viareggio family yard building full-custom aluminium yachts of 40 to 75 m with 150 staff and 650 contractors.
67 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Claudia Rossi
Palumbo Superyachts · ISAAncona and Naples · A
The yacht arm of the Palumbo ship-repair group: ISA in Ancona, Columbus in Savona and seven refit yards, with an order book near EUR 1 bn.
36 staff read5 candidatesTop seat: Francesco Carbone, Primiano Protano
Columbus YachtsSavona · A
Palumbo's Savona brand, on the former Mondomarine yard, building 37 to 48 m aluminium and steel semi-custom yachts.
4 staff read0 candidates
Wider YachtsFano · A
Fano builder of hybrid catamarans and custom hybrid yachts, through four owners since 2012 and now with a Dubai shareholder.
23 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Fabio Fraternale, Marcello Maggi
Next Yacht Group · MaioraViareggio · A
Viareggio group formed in 2021 from Maiora and AB Yachts, entering steel yachts through the Siman yard, with an Istanbul dealer and no CEO.
91 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Giorgio Mattei
Antonini NaviLa Spezia · A
The yacht brand of a La Spezia steel-fabrication group that built hulls for other yards and now builds its own 30 to 34 m steel yachts.
8 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Walter Antonini
The Italian Sea Group · AdmiralMarina di Carrara · A
Admiral, Tecnomar and Perini Navi: Italy's largest builder above 50 m, with hulls built in Türkiye, now in court-supervised restructuring and for sale.
29 staff read8 candidatesTop seat: Giovanni Costantino, Chairman and CEO
CodecasaViareggio · B+
A two-hundred-year-old Viareggio family yard building 30 to 70 m steel and aluminium custom yachts, often started on speculation.
11 staff read0 candidatesTop seat: The Codecasa family
Custom LineAncona · B+
Ferretti Group's made-to-measure brand of composite and aluminium yachts above 28 m, the group's fastest-growing segment.
0 staff read0 candidates
Azimut YachtsAvigliana (Turin) · B
The series-production brand of the Vitelli family's Azimut|Benetti group, the world's largest yacht builder for 26 years running.
28 staff read12 candidatesTop seat: Federico Ferrante, Andrea Antichi
RivaSarnico · B
Ferretti's Lake Iseo brand, from runabouts to a 54 m aluminium flagship, run as a brand inside the group.
0 staff read0 candidates
Amer Yachts · PermareSanremo · B
The Amerio family's Sanremo builder, moving from composite 28 to 42 m yachts to steel superyachts at a new Pisa yard.
24 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Barbara Amerio
Cantieri di PisaPisa · B
The 1945 Pisa yard famous for the Akhir, relaunched in 2021 by industrialist Enrico Gennasio; mostly refit so far, with a 40 m steel custom in build.
12 staff read0 candidatesTop seat: Owner Enrico Gennasio took over after the managing director left in Sep 2026
The Netherlands19 builders
Heesen YachtsOss · A+
Oss builder of 50 to 60 m aluminium and steel yachts in series, smart-custom and full-custom lines, with a new owner and a new top team.
16 staff read6 candidatesTop seat: Jeroen van der Meer
Damen Yachting · AmelsVlissingen · A+
The yachting division of the Damen family group, building Amels platforms in Vlissingen with hulls from Poland and Romania and explorers from Antalya.
19 staff read7 candidatesTop seat: Rose Damen
Moonen Yachts's-Hertogenbosch · A+
's-Hertogenbosch yard building 34 to 40 m steel yachts on speculation, owned by an Australian couple since the 2019 bankruptcy.
20 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Matthew Baxter, Nicky van Zon
FeadshipHoofddorp · A+
Not one company but a brand shared since 1949 by two shipbuilders, Royal Van Lent and De Vries, with a joint design office; full custom from 35 to 120 m.
20 staff read6 candidatesTop seat: Jan Bart Verkuyl
Feadship · Koninklijke De VriesAalsmeer · A+
The family-owned half of Feadship, 1,200 people in seven companies in Aalsmeer and Makkum, handed to the next generation in 2025 and 2026.
13 staff read4 candidatesTop seat: Roderick De Vries
Feadship · De Vries Scheepsbouw MakkumMakkum · A+
The De Vries yard in Friesland for the largest Feadships, above 100 m, opened in 2005.
13 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Marc Niederer, Sijbrand De Vries
Feadship · Royal Van LentKaag and Amsterdam · A+
The LVMH-owned half of Feadship, building at Kaag and at an Amsterdam yard for yachts up to 160 m, led by the same CEO since 2016.
11 staff read3 candidates
Van der Valk ShipyardWaalwijk · A+
Waalwijk builder of 25 to 48 m aluminium custom yachts, bought from its founder in 2024 and now led by a commercial CEO from Balk.
33 staff read3 candidatesTop seat: Evan Kortmann
Royal Hakvoort ShipyardMonnickendam · A
Fourth-generation Monnickendam family yard building full-custom steel yachts of 28 to 70 m, with its largest order ever signed in 2025.
37 staff read0 candidatesTop seat: Klaas Hakvoort
OceancoAlblasserdam · A
Alblasserdam builder of the largest Dutch yachts, 80 to 130 m, bought by Valve founder Gabe Newell in 2025 and building a vertical group around it.
21 staff read6 candidatesTop seat: Marcel Onkenhout
ICON YachtsHarlingen · A
Harlingen yard that converts commercial vessels into 60 to 78 m explorer yachts in a covered dry dock, owned by a Swiss businessman since 2021.
28 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Tony Gale
Mulder ShipyardZoeterwoude · A
Third-generation family yard near Leiden building 16 to 37 m aluminium yachts, five or six a year, with hulls built in Enkhuizen.
34 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Nick Mulder
Royal HuismanVollenhove · B+
Vollenhove builder of the world's largest aluminium sailing yachts, 40 to 85 m, with its own rig maker Rondal, bought by Dutch investor O2 Capital in 2024.
9 staff read3 candidatesTop seat: Peter Naeyé, CEO
Vitters ShipyardZwartsluis · B+
Zwartsluis builder of full-custom aluminium sailing yachts of 40 to 75 m, three big projects at a time, with a new managing director from Royal Van Lent.
68 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Louis Hamming, Maarten van Marle
Lynx YachtsNijkerk · B
Nijkerk builder of 20 to 34 m steel support vessels and small explorers, founded by an engineer and merged with the US brand Outer Reef.
1 staff read0 candidatesTop seat: Founder Slim Bouricha
Vanquish YachtsMarknesse · B
Marknesse builder of 12 to 35 m aluminium sport yachts in semi-custom series, private-equity backed, with a Florida service base and a Gdańsk engineering cell.
85 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Frank Spikker
Balk ShipyardUrk · B
Urk refit and rebuild yard with roots in 1798, sold to Hong Kong in 2022 and back to a Dutch owner in 2025, lengthening and rebuilding 25 to 65 m yachts.
10 staff read2 candidatesTop seat: Allard Borleffs
Mercury Yacht ConstructionZwijndrecht · B
Oceanco's wholly owned hull builder in Zwijndrecht, building steel hulls for 80 m-plus yachts in a 204 m hall on the former Heerema yard.
37 staff read1 candidatesTop seat: Hans de Lang
HuisfitZaandam · B
Royal Huisman's refit and rebuild unit in the Amsterdam region, for yachts of 24 to 100 m, run as a three-seat business unit.
13 staff read0 candidatesTop seat: Part of Royal Huisman