While the online sales site and concept store L'Exception has just been bought by the Hong Kong investment fund AA Investments, its founder Régis Pennel is joining Galeries Lafayette as Ecommerce Director as part of a mission of transition management.
Reporting to Guillaume Gellusseau within the Marketing, Digital and Communication department of Galeries Lafayette, Régis Pennel is beginning a new adventure, outside the company L'Exception which he founded more than 10 years ago. As Ecommerce Director, his mission is part of “an ambitious project aimed at accelerating the digital transformation and performance of the galerieslafayette.com site, by fully integrating it into the Galeries Lafayette omnichannel ecosystem,” he explains. he on his Linkedin account.
The founder of L'Exception also declares: “I am very enthusiastic about the idea of bringing my expertise to this stimulating environment and contributing to writing a new page in the digital history of the group. Looking forward to taking on these challenges alongside the Galeries Lafayette teams! »
Régis Pennel handed over management of the company L'Exception to Cécile Roederer, founder and CEO of Smallable, the French online sales site dedicated to families, who also sold its assets to AA Investment in 2024.