Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
Chief Executive Officer
The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges has been Chief Executive Officer of The Hong Kong Jockey Club since February 2007. Internationally, he also serves as Chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) which comprises 20 controlling bodies of horseracing in Asia, and Vice Chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), the world's highest racing authority. In April 2006 he was appointed to the Board of the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Co Ltd, the company charged with managing the operations of the 2008 Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong.

Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges joined the Club in 1998 as Director of Racing and was appointed Executive Director, Racing in 2000, at which time his portfolio was extended to include responsibility for the Property Department. During this period he played a significant role in uplifting the quality and profile of Hong Kong horse racing to world-class standards. Since 2003 he has also led the Racecourse Business Results Improvement Team (RBRIT), an ongoing cross-divisional business team focused on enhancements to business results and customer service.

Prior to joining the Club, Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges spent six years as CEO of the governing body of German horse racing and breeding, whose members include the representatives of racecourses, the Trainers and Jockeys Association and the German Breeders and Owners Association. A graduate from the University of Cologne in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Insurance and Business Administration, he has had a lifelong passion for horseracing and breeding thoroughbreds. He is also an avid football fan, and played football professionally in Germany before graduation.