The driving force behind your online store
Our open source software unites a global community.
PrestaShop allows ambitious entrepreneurs and companies to create and develop their own ecommerce site.
With nearly 250,000 sites already using its software across the globe, PrestaShop is the leading open source ecommerce solution in Europe and Latin America.
Starting from November 2021 PrestaShop became part of the global family of Fortidia to accelerate its growth and become together the leading global ecommerce and logistics platforms for businesses.
In 2024, PrestaShop sites generated more than 22 billion euros in online sales.
Our mission
We build a truly inclusive solution for commerce to fully express its potential.
We believe that commerce is more than a platform. We believe that commerce is a human activity.
To respect the business reality of each of our clients, to express the singularity and creativity of each of our users, we build the most inclusive solution.
One that allows everyone to express their potential rather than enforcing a one-size fits all approach.
With PrestaShop (Hosted, Classic, and Custom offers), the PrestaShop essentials and PrestaShop Hosting, we enable companies to easily deploy their business on a larger scale, and with infinite customization possibilities.
Executive committee
Chairman and CEO of Fortidia and CEO of PrestaShop
Paolo Fiorelli joined MBE at the end of 1993. He has been Chief Executive Officer of MBE Italy and other European subsidiaries since 2001, CEO of Fortidia since its inception in 2009, and he became its Chairman in 2016. Paolo is also CEO of both AlphaGraphics Inc. and PostNet Inc., MBE’s US based affiliates.
Prior to MBE, Paolo was a Senior Executive with BNL Investment Bank and Coopers & Lybrand and founder and CEO of Finint Spa, a Western Union agent for Italy, Spain and UK (the company was ultimately sold to Western Union in 2011). He graduated in Business Administration from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan.
Prestashop Deputy CEO and Chief Transformation Officer at Fortidia Group
Gerardo joined Fortidia in December 2024 as Chief Transformation Officer overseeing PrestaShop and Global Technology for the Group.
During his 20-year career, he worked at Amazon, HP, BCG and Unicredit, gaining significant general management expertise, in digitally driven industries, especially in Retail and ecommerce (both B2B and B2C).
Managing Director
Leading a platform that works for merchants — and with those who build it.
With more than 20 years of leadership experience across fintech, ecommerce, and digital transformation, Olivier has held key executive roles including CEO of Bridge, General Manager at FINOM, and Managing Director of International Markets at InPost, where he successfully led market expansions and strategic growth initiatives.
He joined PrestaShop in September 2025 to leverage this experience and lead the company’s next phase of growth, with a clear focus on keeping merchants at the heart of everything PrestaShop does.
Chief People and Legal Officer
Combining legal and people expertise to support the company’s growth and transformation
Atalante holds a Master’s degree in International Business Law and was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2012. She practiced for six years as an attorney specializing in restructuring and business litigation before moving into the tech sector as General Counsel, overseeing all legal matters including contracts, compliance, litigation, and M&A. Her responsibilities expanded to include human resources and public communications.
Atalante joined PrestaShop in 2022 as General Counsel. Since April 2025, she has served as Chief People & Legal Officer, leading both legal affairs and people management.
Chief Marketing Officer
To make PrestaShop stand out in the world thanks to the success of our merchants and the expertise of our community
With several experiences mixing the co-creation of startups (Hamalin.com in 2005 and Brainify in 2015), as well as the marketing management of companies of various sizes (Bivea in 2008 and Mydesign.com in 2010), Pawel specialized early on in the ecommerce sector.
He joined PrestaShop in January 2020 to bring a growth marketing vision, and help PrestaShop to grow.
In October 2022, he is appointed Chief Marketing Officer to structure and drive a marketing vision in line with PrestaShop’s growth and positioning objectives.
Chief Payment Officer
Developing integrated and innovative payment solutions to support the growth of PrestaShop merchants and partners.
With a degree in engineering and management, Thierry Chopard has recognized expertise in the fields of embedded finance, payments, and fintech. Throughout his career, he has occupied management positions in innovative companies, driving growth strategies, strategic alliances, and the development of financial products and services.
Before joining PrestaShop, he served as CEO, CRO, and VP Business Development in fintech and payment companies, in which he successfully structured and executed complex marketing, expansion, and partnership strategies. His career now allows him to steer the range of payment solutions on offer at PrestaShop, with the aim of simplifying transactions and optimizing the experience for merchants and their customers.
“Our ambition is to become the leading commerce platform enabling businesses worldwide to accelerate their growth through a perfectly integrated PrestaShop/MBE offering, from creating an online store to delivering their customers’ orders.”
Éric Sénéchal, Managing Director
Chief Financial & Legal Officer
At the company’s side to manage PrestaShop’s financial and legal affairs.
After graduating in Economics, Gianluca first became interested in the energy sector: he joined ENI S.p.A. as an economic analyst and was later promoted to Financial Controller. After working in various countries in Asia and the Middle East, Gianluca returned to Italy to join MBE Group in 2017 as Group Reporting Manager; he was then promoted to the role of Region Controller, responsible for the activities in Italy and Worldwide, playing an active role in scaling the Group’s revenues and business lines.
Gianluca joined PrestaShop in March 2023.
Chief Technology Officer
Leveraging technology to improve the business value delivered to our ecosystem
After attaining his engineering degree in Information Technology at Telecom SudParis, Olivier embarked on his career in the consulting industry at Accenture, implementing IT systems. Focusing on digital transformation, Olivier then held CIO positions at Thomas Cook France and Corum. He also served as a Senior Program Manager at Allianz, before taking on the role of VP of Engineering at Believe, managing the Customer Finances domain. Since July 2023, Olivier has been serving as Chief Technology Officer at PrestaShop.
Chief Product Officer
Design best-in-class services to address Merchants, Partners and Experts needs
After graduating with a Master in Management from ESC Lille/Skema Business School, Clément honed his expertise in Product Management, working with companies as SFR, RATP, Photobox, and Aviv Group (SeLoger, Immoweb, MeilleursAgents).
Throughout his career, Clément has successfully managed a diverse portfolio of apps, websites, SaaS services, and internal tools. His responsibilities covered the entire product lifecycle, from launching new products to navigating challenges in scaling or dealing with legacy systems. Clément joined PrestaShop in 2023 as Chief Product Officer.