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Elite 16 PrestaShop Experts

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PrestaShop’s open-source ecommerce ecosystem has thrived thanks to a global community of developers, entrepreneurs, and contributors. Below is a curated list of 16 of the best currently active PrestaShop experts around the world.

These individuals are noted for significant open-source contributions, leadership in startups or agencies (while still coding), influential blogging and community engagement, roles at notable companies, and even tech competition accolades – all weighted equally in their selection.

  1. Giuseppe Noschese
  2. Denys Bezuhlyi
  3. Mathieu Ferment
  4. Krystian Podemski
  5. Mahmut Gülerce
  6. Olivier Fontenelle
  7. Jonathan Danse
  8. Daniel Hlaváček
  9. Jean-François Viguier
  10. Sergio Escriba
  11. Lesley Paone
  12. Christophe Vidal
  13. Amirhossein Rezazadeh
  14. Julius Žukauskas
  15. Franck Danard
  16. Keshva Thakur

Now, let’s delve deeper into their achievements and contributions:

Giuseppe Noschese

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Nationality: Italian

Giuseppe is a prominent figure in Italy’s PrestaShop scene. He serves as a PrestaShop Ambassador in Italy and co-founded Ecommerce HUB, one of Southern Italy’s largest e-commerce conferences.

Giuseppe has a marketing and web analytics background, which he leverages to help PrestaShop merchants optimize their shops. He frequently trains merchants and developers through workshops, meetups, and webinars (often in collaboration with PrestaShop’s Italian community manager). His contributions are more on the community evangelism and education side – e.g. he’s organized local PrestaShop Days and produced Italian-language tutorials. Giuseppe also consults on PrestaShop projects, bridging the gap between technical and business aspects for clients. Thanks to his efforts, PrestaShop’s presence in Italy has grown significantly. He was even featured in PrestaShop’s official events as a speaker on marketing topics.

By combining community leadership with hands-on consulting, Giuseppe embodies the well-rounded expert: not just coding, but also empowering users to succeed with PrestaShop.

Denys Bezuhlyi

Modules are not just features—they’re opportunities to rethink how we build for merchants.

Nationality: Ukrainian / French

Denys is the Lead Developer at 202-ecommerce, a Paris-based PrestaShop Platinum partner agency.

Originally from Ukraine, Denys has spent 7+ years building PrestaShop solutions and specializes in modern front-end integrations (he’s particularly passionate about Vue.js and headless commerce). He has contributed to PrestaShop’s open source by developing popular official modules – for example, 202-ecommerce’s team (with Denys at the helm) maintains modules for PayPal, DHL, etc., and often works closely with PrestaShop’s core team. Denys is also an active conference speaker: at PrestaShop Dev Days, he presented how to connect the new PrestaShop REST API with Next.js for a headless store.

This blend of hands-on module development and forward-looking architecture makes Denys a standout expert.

Mathieu Ferment

Nationality: French

Mathieu leads one of PrestaShop’s core development “tribes” and has been pivotal in steering the software’s recent releases.

As an Engineering Manager at PrestaShop, Mathieu oversees the development of major features (for example, he was deeply involved in the PrestaShop 8.x series and the upcoming 9.0 release). He is a longtime Senior Core Developer and architect, so he not only manages but also contributes code to the PrestaShop project. Mathieu often represents the PrestaShop Engineering team in public – he’s spoken in “Stream Your Tech” webinars explaining new technical initiatives, and he is active on the developer forums answering implementation questions. Colleagues credit him for keeping PrestaShop’s codebase modern, secure, and scalable. With over 10 years in PHP and Symfony development, Mathieu ensures PrestaShop’s code quality is enterprise-grade.

While perhaps less publicly famous than community contributors, within the project Mathieu is regarded as an expert’s expert – the kind of person you go to when you need to understand the core deeply or make a critical technical decision.

Krystian Podemski

Krystian Podemski - Elite 16 PrestaShop Experts

Nationality: Polish

Krystian has been an active PrestaShop contributor for over a decade and is now a maintainer of the open-source project.

Based in Poland, he joined the PrestaShop company as a Tech Evangelist in 2021, all while continuing his community role in the project. Krystian’s contributions span core code (he started by improving Polish translations and submitting patches back in 2008) and community education through talks and blog posts. His passion and expertise earned him a place on PrestaShop’s Technical & Product Council.

Developers know Krystian (a.k.a. @kpodemski) for his approachable guidance and deep knowledge of PrestaShop’s inner workings.

Mahmut Gülerce

Nationality: Turkish

Mahmut has been a driving force behind PrestaShop’s adoption in Turkey. He served as the official PrestaShop Country Ambassador for Turkey from 2015 to 2022, building a local network of developers and organizing meetups at universities.

A proud member of the community, Mahmut is also the CEO and founder of EticSoft, an e-commerce development firm, and previously CTO of a U.S.-based startup – all roles where he specialized in PrestaShop solutions. He has 12+ years of hands-on web development experience and is skilled in both coding and system architecture. Mahmut contributed Turkish translations and code fixes and wrote guides in Turkish to help merchants succeed with PrestaShop. Even though his official ambassador term ended, he continues mentoring newcomers on forums and social media. Thanks to experts like Mahmut, PrestaShop gained a strong foothold in Turkey’s e-commerce scene.

His passion and advocacy as “PrestaShop’s voice” in his country make him one of the top experts representing the Middle East region.

Olivier Fontenelle

Nationality: French

Olivier is PrestaShop’s CTO, spearheading the technical roadmap of the open-source platform and its ecosystem offerings.

With a background in managing large engineering teams, Olivier joined PrestaShop’s top ranks to guide the software’s evolution (including the push towards a new API, modern frameworks, and cloud infrastructure). He now coordinates between the open-source community and the company’s internal product development, ensuring that community contributions align with long-term strategy. Under his leadership, PrestaShop has launched important initiatives like the Auto-Upgrade module overhaul and better testing pipelines. Olivier often appears in PrestaShop’s Project Live Updates on YouTube, sharing progress on upcoming versions and acknowledging community input. While he may not write as much code these days, his role in making strategic technical decisions is crucial – and he brings experience from past CTO roles to bolster PrestaShop’s reliability.

As the technical captain of the PrestaShop ship, Olivier’s expertise lies in architecture and innovation at scale. He is highly respected for championing open source within the company, a direction he supports.

Jonathan Danse

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Nationality: Belgian

Jonathan is one of the first PrestaShop contributors, actively involved since 2010.

He has developed numerous official modules (at PrestaModule, Business Tech, etc.) and even authored a French book for developers (“Développez avec PHP pour PrestaShop”) to share his expertise. Jonathan started by helping on forums and magazines, then moved to coding – he submitted one of the very first pull requests when PrestaShop migrated to GitHub. Today, as Lead PrestaShop Developer at Wepika, he’s a go-to expert for module development and quality assurance techniques.

His long-term dedication to the open-source project and mentorship of other developers make him a top PrestaShop expert.

Daniel Hlavacek

Nationality: Czech

Daniel exemplifies the power of community contribution. By day, he manages his family’s online retail business and works as a freelance PrestaShop developer, and in his spare time he has contributed over 300 improvements to PrestaShop’s codebase.

Based in Pardubice, Czech Republic, Daniel began by reporting bugs he encountered during a 1.7 migration and then started submitting fixes himself. He quickly rose to become one of the project’s most prolific volunteer contributors, even being recognized in official blog interviews. His dual perspective as a merchant and developer helps him improve PrestaShop in very practical ways.

Daniel’s commitment to open source (despite a packed schedule) and his real-world ecommerce insight secure his spot among the top experts.

Jean-Francois Viguier

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Nationality: French

Jean-François (“JF”) is both a highly active PrestaShop core contributor and a leader in the community.

He co-founded Creabilis, a web agency in Toulouse, and has used PrestaShop as his platform of choice since 2013. JF has contributed over 200 code submissions to PrestaShop, often to fix bugs or improve features needed for client projects. Beyond code, he helps organize and unite the community – he is Vice-President of the non-profit association Friends of Presta. His nearly 20 years of e-commerce experience (and focus on SEO, UX, and performance) inform his contributions. As JF puts it, he discovered the “big community” in 2018 and has since become a pillar of it.

His leadership and coding chops earn him broad respect among PrestaShop experts.

Sergio Escriba

Nationality: Spanish

Sergio is a prominent PrestaShop consultant and SEO expert based in Alicante, Spain. A freelance PrestaShop specialist since 2014, he has built a strong personal brand through his blog and services website where he “hablo de PrestaShop” (talks about PrestaShop).

Sergio’s blog features in-depth tutorials, case studies of Spanish PrestaShop stores, and practical tips for merchants. He covers everything from beginner setup guides to advanced SEO optimization for PrestaShop. As an SEO consultant, he’s improved numerous PrestaShop stores’ rankings, and he shares that knowledge freely via blog posts and YouTube videos (in Spanish). Sergio also offers PrestaShop audits and training, helping store owners in the Spanish-speaking community get the most out of the platform. With a background in web design and online marketing, he provides a holistic approach to PrestaShop – not just the tech, but how to succeed with an online store.

This blend of technical and marketing expertise, plus his educational content output, earn him a spot among the top PrestaShop experts.

Lesley Paone

Nationality: American

Lesley is an American developer who made his mark as one of PrestaShop’s earliest certified experts and community bloggers.

He founded DH42, a PrestaShop development and support agency, through which he built hundreds of PrestaShop sites and created popular modules. Lesley was an active forum contributor and wrote influential articles analyzing PrestaShop’s direction (his blog “PrestaShop 1.7, looking past 1.6” sparked much discussion). He is also well-known for his expertise in SEO specific to PrestaShop stores – even Moz’s official community recognized him as “an expert in PrestaShop” focused on e-commerce SEO. In 2016, Lesley co-founded the PrestaShop fork thirty bees, aiming to optimize performance and reliability for merchants. This move demonstrated his deep understanding of PrestaShop’s code (and some frustrations with its pace), further solidifying his expert status.

Lesley continues to support PrestaShop and thirty bees users alike, and his decade-plus of experience makes his advice highly sought-after.

Christophe Vidal

Christophe Vidal - Elite 16 PrestaShop Experts

Nationality: French

Christophe is a veteran PrestaShop expert with over a decade of experience in e-commerce and SEO.

He co-founded 410 Gone, a French web agency specializing in PrestaShop and Magento, where he serves as SEO/E-commerce consultant (and formerly technical director). Christophe has migrated countless stores to PrestaShop and optimized their performance. Importantly, he is Vice-President of the Friends of Presta association alongside JF Viguier, working to strengthen the PrestaShop developer community. He frequently shares his knowledge via YouTube webinars on PrestaShop SEO and speaks at community events.

With his broad skillset (tech, SEO, and community building), Christophe is regarded as an all-around PrestaShop guru.

Amirhossein Rezazadeh

Nationality: Iranian

Amirhossein is proof that PrestaShop’s community truly spans the globe. Based in Tehran, he is the official PrestaShop Ambassador for Iran and one of the top PrestaShop translators worldwide (ranked 31st on the project’s Crowdin translation platform for Persian).

Amirhossein co-founded two businesses: Gruccia, a large online retail store running on PrestaShop, and Fasle Aval, a services agency providing PrestaShop training and development. After struggling to learn PrestaShop in Persian back in 2015, he made it his mission to create free training resources – Fasle Aval has since published dozens of free PrestaShop video tutorials to grow the Farsi-speaking community. Amirhossein also contributes code and feedback as a merchant-expert.

His volunteerism (from translations to local meetups) and dedication to teaching others have earned him a reputation as the voice of PrestaShop in Iran.

Julius Zukauskas

Julius Zukauskas - Elite 16 PrestaShop Experts

Nationality: Lithuanian

Julius is a PrestaShop core contributor who represents the new generation of experts coming from agency partners.

He works at Invertus – a Platinum PrestaShop partner in Lithuania – where half of his time is dedicated to contributing to PrestaShop’s open-source development. In fact, Julius was assigned to work on PrestaShop’s major Symfony framework migration, making him a key player in modernizing the software’s architecture. Despite only a few years as a developer, he has made a big impact by focusing on long-term, core improvements (which he finds quite different from typical client projects).

Community interviews praise Julius for helping bridge agency work with open-source benefits – encouraging more agencies to “help your future self and contribute to the project” as he says.

Franck Danard

Nationality: French

Known by his nickname Progi1984 on GitHub, Franck is a senior PrestaShop core developer who has been instrumental in improving the software’s quality and performance.

He served on PrestaShop’s Maintainer Team (Quality Council) through 2022 and has contributed hundreds of code changes – ranging from new features to countless testing improvements. For instance, Franck implemented lazy-loading of images in the Classic theme in PS 1.7.8, significantly boosting front-office speed. He’s also behind many of the robust automated tests (you’ll often see “Thank you, @Progi1984” in Core Weekly reports for test suite enhancements). Although he stepped back as an official maintainer, Progi1984 remains very active in the project, submitting patches and advising newer contributors.

His decade-plus of PHP experience and meticulous focus on code quality have made him one of PrestaShop’s most trusted experts. The community knows if a pull request bears the Progi1984 handle, it’s going to be solid.

Keshva Thakur

Nationality: Indian

Keshva is one of the leading PrestaShop experts in South Asia. A seasoned full-stack web developer, he has worked on countless PrestaShop, WooCommerce, and Shopify projects, but his specialty is PrestaShop (he’s even built a Swedish PrestaShop support site).

In 2019, Keshva was honored as an official PrestaShop Ambassador – “Prestashop Ambassadör” as announced by a Swedish company he collaborated with. In this role, he has helped grow the PrestaShop user base in India by mentoring developers and assisting merchants with store setups. Keshva is very active in online PrestaShop groups, often answering technical questions and providing custom solutions (from bug fixes to module development). He also created modules, one example being a popular PageSpeed optimization module (and he diligently supports his releases on forums). His profile highlights 4+ years of experience and skills in core PHP, hybrid app development, and e-commerce systems.

As an all-round PrestaShop developer who bridges communities (India and Europe alike), Keshva stands out as a globally-minded expert.

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