De Rigo appoints new managing director

Former CECOP head of international business development Bernhard van Ommen has been appointed as new managing director of De Rigo UK.

Van Ommen spent over a decade with buying group CECOP and in that time said he had developed a passion for the eyewear industry and an understanding of its customer’s needs.

The company said he had joined the company with a view to build upon a new project of distribution in the UK, aiming to grow its current brand portfolio with a focus on what were the best independent opticians.