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Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges Chief Executive OfficerThe 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 Member of the Executive Council 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 worlds 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. 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. 馬會行政總裁 應家柏先生 應家柏先生於2007年2月出任香港賽馬會行政總裁。國際上，他擔任世界馬壇最高權威機構「國際賽馬組織聯盟」的副主席，同時亦出任「亞洲賽馬聯盟」執行委員會成員，該聯盟由二十個賽馬管理機構組成。應先生於2006年4月，被委任為第二十九屆奧林匹克運動會馬術比賽（香港）有限公司董事，該公司是負責2008年奧林匹克運動會馬術項目的執行機構。 應家柏先生於1998年加入馬會，出任賽馬事務總監，於2000年起出任賽馬事務執行總監，職務範圍同時涵蓋馬會物業部。應先生任職期間，在提升香港 賽馬事業的質素和其國際地位方面，扮演重要角色。由2003年起，應先生更一直領導馬會跨部門成立的「改善馬場業務小組」，致力提升馬會的業務和為顧客提供優質服務。 加入馬會之前，應先生出任DVR的行政總裁達六年，DVR為德國賽馬和育馬的官方機構，成員包括