Delegate – International Affairs
Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Wolfgang has been the NRV Delegate for international Affairs and the ICOYC since 2008 and speaks German English, some Spanish and a little French. He joined the NRV in 1967 sailing centre board dinghies, Dragons keel boats, crewed in offshore yachts, long year of experience in race committee work on Alster Lake, Hamburg, as well as in Kiel and Travemunde Weeks.
In his international career in business he spent time all over the world, mainly in senior management positions.
From 1976 he managed various projects in marketing and sales for different product groups all over the world in different functions as Senior Group Product Manager and International Marketing and Sales Manager in Europe, Near and Middle East, South Asia as well as Far East and Australia / Pacific regions with substantial travelling activities over the years. He also has experience in PR as well as Press and Media work. He finally retired in 2009. He is married to Gretel and has 2 children and 4 grandchildren