Marc David Günther Fielmann known as Marc Fielmann (born 24 July 1989) is a German businessman and optometrist. He is the CEO of
Fielmann Group, the leading European eyewear provider which was founded by his father
Günther Fielmann. Fielmann was Germany's youngest CEO when appointed only aged 29.
Early life and education
Fielmann was born on 24 July 1989, the eldest child of
Günther and Heike (
née
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Eggert; b. 1968). He has one younger sister, Sophie Louise (b. 1994) Fielmann attended
Schule Schloss Salem and
London School of Economics and Political Science.
Business career
Before entering the family business in 2012, Fielmann worked in the eyewear industry for
Luxottica and
Safilo Group
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.
Since April 2018, he is CEO of
Fielmann AG with responsibility for marketing, communications and executive leadership. Since February 2019, he is also responsible for corporate strategy.
In 2019 Fielmann, aged 29, was the youngest CEO among listed companies in Germany, some claim he is even the youngest CEO among major listed companies worldwide.
Under his leadership, Fielmann AG has announced plans to dedicate more than Euro 200 million to the international expansion and digitization of the group, investing in regional market leaders such as Optika Clarus, Óptica Universitaria, Medical Óptica and SVS Vision as well as technology companies such as the augmented reality application provider FittingBox, the smart glasses developers Ubimax and Deep Optics and e-commerce platform Befitting.
Personal life
On 1 June 2019, Fielmann married Russian-born Irina Pecherskikh (b. 1989), at St. Catharinen Church in
Westensee in
Schleswig-Holstein. They were introduced in London.
References
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Alumni of the London School of Economics
German chief executives
Businesspeople from Hamburg
1989 births
Living people
Alumni of Schule Schloss Salem