WBF - World Bridge Federation

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

The World Bridge Federation is administered by an Executive Council consisting of delegates from the eight geographical zones, plus the President.

There are five delgates from the European Bridge League (Zone 1), five from the American Contract Bridge League (Zone 2), two from the Pacific Asia Bridge Federation (Zone 6) and one from each of the other five geographical zones. In addition, two more members of the Council are elected by the High Level Players Commission. Thus the Council has twenty members, including the President.

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.

At the present, the WBF Executive Council consists of:

President of the Congress	GUANGEN Ding	China
President Emeritus	Jaime ORTIZ-PATINO	England
Chairman Emeritus	Jose DAMIANI	France
President	Gianarrigo RONA	Italy
1st Vice President	John WIGNALL	New Zealand
Executive Vice President	Alvin LEVY	U.S.A.
Vice President	Patrick K H CHOY	Singapore
	Mazhar JAFRI	Pakistan
	Radoslaw KIELBASINSKI	Poland
Honorary Secretary	George RETEK	Canada
Treasurer	Marc DE PAUW	Belgium
Members	Sevinc ATAY	Turkey
	Yves AUBRY	France
	Jens AUKEN	Denmark
	Bruce BLAKELY	U.S.A.
	Jean-Louis DERIVERY	Guadeloupe
	Ernesto D'ORSI	Brazil
	Joan Levy GERARD	U.S.A.
	Georgia HETH	U.S.A.
	Nick NICKELL	U.S.A.
	Bernard PASCAL	Egypt
	Sylvie WILLARD	France
	Chen ZELAN	China
General Counsel	Jeffrey POLISNER	U.S.A.

Further information:

List of former Executive Council members
The Executive Council on
Day Month Year