ETBF Secretary General Rune Widell retires from Bowling
03/03/10
Addie Ophelders (pictured left), President of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation, has announced that the completion of the last ETBF presidium meeting minutes marked the last action of Rune Widell (right), Sweden, as Secretary General of ETBF. Widell will retire after 25 years serving in international bowling.
Widell was elected to the Presidium of the ETBF (formerly the European Zone) in the year 1985. From 1995 to 2003, Widell was appointed secretary general by two World Tenpin Bowling Association Presidents, Kyohei Akagi, Japan and Dr. Ponkuchamy Satkuna Nathan, Malaysia.
In 1995 Widell also accepted the offer by Ophelders to become the ETBF Secretary General. "I am sure all member federations have never regretted that," wrote Ophelders.
"For the members of the Presidium and for me personally, Rune Widell has been a great support and an oracle. He often guided us along cliffs and the way he kept the administration of the ETBF well documented and in shape, is an example to many.
An old era ends and a new era begins. Valgeir Gudbjartsson (left), Iceland, has been appointed to the position of Secretary General of ETBF starting March 1st, 2010.
Gudbjartsson has been a member of the ETBF Presidium since 2005, a position he will continue to hold as well as his position as a member of the ETBF Tournament Committee.
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Addie Ophelders (pictured left), President of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation, has announced that the completion of the last ETBF presidium meeting minutes marked the last action of Rune Widell (right), Sweden, as Secretary General of ETBF. Widell will retire after 25 years serving in international bowling.Widell was elected to the Presidium of the ETBF (formerly the European Zone) in the year 1985. From 1995 to 2003, Widell was appointed secretary general by two World Tenpin Bowling Association Presidents, Kyohei Akagi, Japan and Dr. Ponkuchamy Satkuna Nathan, Malaysia.
In 1995 Widell also accepted the offer by Ophelders to become the ETBF Secretary General. "I am sure all member federations have never regretted that," wrote Ophelders.
"For the members of the Presidium and for me personally, Rune Widell has been a great support and an oracle. He often guided us along cliffs and the way he kept the administration of the ETBF well documented and in shape, is an example to many.An old era ends and a new era begins. Valgeir Gudbjartsson (left), Iceland, has been appointed to the position of Secretary General of ETBF starting March 1st, 2010.
Gudbjartsson has been a member of the ETBF Presidium since 2005, a position he will continue to hold as well as his position as a member of the ETBF Tournament Committee.
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