President & Members of the Executive Council
The World Bridge Federation is run by an Executive Council.
The Executive Council consists of the President and up to 24 other members, including:
- up to 19 (nineteen) members elected by the Zonal Conferences;
- 2 (two) members elected by the High Level Players Commission;
- 3 (three) members elected by the Congress. The President/s Emeritus and the General Counsel are entitled to attend the Executive Council meetings with consultative powers but no voting rights.
The Executive Council meets annually at the site of the World Championships. There is also a Management Committee which transacts necessary business between Executive Council meetings.
The presidential term is four years from late in even-number non-Olympiad years such as 2022.
CURRENT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Franck RIEHM
President (from May 2025)
Ben THOMPSON
1st Vice-President
José DAMIANI
President Emeritus
Gianarrigo RONA
President Emeritus
Eric LAURANT
2nd Vice-President
Marc DE PAUW
Treasurer
Suzi SUBECK
Hon Secretary
Fabienne FAJGENBAUM
General Counsel
Igor CHALUPEC (from January 2023)
Patrick CHOY
Catherine DRAPER
Nader HANNA
Gonzalo HERRERA
Federico KLADT (from May 2025)
Helen KRUGER
Fernando LEMA
Chip MARTEL
Emmanuelle MONOD (from May 2025)
N.R.Kirubakara MOORTHY
Gilad OFIR
Bernard PASCAL
Douglas (Kip) ROTCHELL
AJ STEPHANI
Adam WILDAVSKY
WANG Yannan
Members
Arianna TESTA
Secretary to the Council
Front: Franck Riehm (WBF President), Gilad Ofir
Back: Eric Laurant (2nd Vice-President), Suzi Subeck (Honorary Secretary), Gonzalo Herrera, Gianarrigo Rona (President Emeritus), Wang Yannan, Patrick Choy, José Damiani (President Emeritus), Marc De Pauw (Treasurer), Lilian Sun (Interpreter), Adam Wildavsky, Douglas (Kip) Rotchell, Bernard Pascal, Ben Thompson (1st Vice-President), Nader Hanna, Chip Martel, Federico Kladt, Helen Kruger, Catherine Draper, Fernando Lema, Arianna Testa (Secretary to the Council), Emmanuelle Monod, N.R.Kirubakara Moorthy, Igor Chalupec