Alfred Schmidt new President of the German Philatelic Federation (BDPh)

The 51-year-old pharmacist from Haldensleben, Alfred Schmidt, was elected by an overwhelming majority during the Annual General Meeting in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. He follows Uwe Decker, who was no longer candidate after a four-year term.

Jan Billion (Ratingen) was elected Vice-president. The new Treasurer is Walter Bernatek (Liederbach / Ts.). The Members of the Board are Konrad Krämer (Alsdorf) and Jürgen Witkowski (Essen).

In a first statement, Schmidt announced that he would reunite the association and work together with its members, working groups, and partner organizations for the future of philately. In addition, the new BDPh leadership will look to build a forward-looking federation structure. Here, service thought and digitalization were the focus, Schmidt said. Other topics include a better external representation of the association and its activities as well as the promotion of the stamp collection.

 

The new BDPH Federal Executive Committee.  From left : Konrad Krämer, Alfred Schmidt, Jan Billion, Walter Bernatek and Jürgen Witkowski . Photo: Wilhelm van Loo

 

Congratulations and our best wishes for success.