Benoit grew up by the sea in Nice, France. After graduating in 2008 with a degree in Graphic Design, he decided to travel and see the world.
He spent a year in Australia followed by a three-year stay in Vancouver, Canada, where he worked for a sports tech company as a Graphic/Web Designer. He has been a designer for over seven years and joined the YPI Marketing Team in 2018. He enjoys working in the luxury industry and sees yachting as the perfect platform to remain close to the sea.