Guenther Fielmann & family
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Optometry
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Residence
- Children
- 2
Assets
- Fielmann AG60,178,000 shares @ --FIE-DE
Biography
Guenther Fielmann is the founder of eyeglasses giant Fielmann AG; his family controls almost 72% of its shares.
He opened his first optometry shop in Cuxhaven, Germany, in 1972, and took the company public in 1994. It now has almost 900 outlets around the world.
The company, which sells roughly half of all prescription eyeglasses in Germany, also has outlets in France, Italy and Poland, among other countries.
In 2016, son Marc, who studied at the London School of Economics, joined the company's management board. In 2018, he became co-CEO.
In 2019, Guenther stepped back from the daily business entirely, making Marc sole CEO.
About
A committed environmentalist, Fielmann owns two organic farms, plants a tree for every employee each year and financially supports long-term research in ecofarming.