Marc Fielmann

Fielmann was born on 24 July 1989, the eldest child of Günther and Heike (née Eggert; b. 1968). He has one younger sister, Sophie Louise (b. 1994)[5][6] Fielmann attended Schule Schloss Salem and London School of Economics and Political Science.[7][8]

Before entering the family business in 2012, Fielmann worked in the eyewear industry for Luxottica and Safilo Group.[9]

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.[10]

In 2019 Fielmann, aged 29, was the youngest CEO among listed companies in Germany,[11][12][13] some claim he is even the youngest CEO among major listed companies worldwide.[14][15]

Under his leadership, Fielmann AG has announced plans to dedicate more than Euro 200 million to the international expansion and digitization of the group,[16][17] investing in regional market leaders such as Optika Clarus,[18] Óptica Universitaria,[19][20][21] Medical Óptica[22] and SVS Vision[23][24] as well as technology companies such as the augmented reality application provider FittingBox,[25][26] the smart glasses developers Ubimax[27] and Deep Optics[28] and e-commerce platform Befitting.[29]

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.[30]