Marc Fielmann

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 €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]