Peter Williams, former Selfridges chief executive officer (CEO) was appointed in December 2013 as non-executive chairman of the board of Mister Spex, a Germany-based online optician. Williams also holds non-executive roles at fashion online retailer Asos, gaming company Sportech and cinema chain Cineworld.
Dirk Graber, Mister Spex CEO, said: “Peter Williams brings in a lot of retail expertise as well as fashion and e-commerce knowledge from leading online businesses like Asos.”
Peter Williams said: “. It is Mister Spex’s clear ambition to be the number one online eyewear retailer in Europe and I can help the company to strengthen its position as a market leader.”
In July 2013, Mister Spex acquired Sweden-based eyewear online shops Lensstore and Loveyewear. The acquisition was financed by the existing venture capital investors of Mister Spex, which include Xange Capital, a fund with multi-corporate backers including France’s La Poste. Just before that, in May 2013, Mister Spex closed an investment of $22m led by investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and including existing investors Xange and DN Capital.
Mister Spex was established in December 2007.