Release: November 15, 2024
Mister GWD has resigned. As announced, Horst Bredemeier has resigned from his position as chairman of TSV GWD Minden. In the year of its 100th birthday, the members fittingly placed the leadership of the sports club in the east of Minden, rich in tradition and success, in the hands of a historian: on Thursday evening they elected Philipp Koch, director of the Minden Museum, as the new chairman.
Bredemeier led his hometown club for 18 years, and at the annual general meeting in the “Old Gymnasium” in Dankersen there was a significant change in personnel at the top. Finally, two other long-standing members of the management team left the board: secretary Gerhard Hallmann and handball department head Wilfried Naue. Of the executive quartet, only Stella Gieseler remains in office as deputy chairwoman for the judo, gymnastics and volleyball departments.
The new team is in place: Philipp Koch is now at the top. In addition to Gieseler, the 78 of the 681 members present elected four new deputy chairmen at his side: Markus Stahlhut (marketing/sales), Michael Selke (finance), Stefanie Jungcurt (writing) and the former GWD professional Oliver Tesch (youth handball). new board team that wants to give the club a new face.
The election marks the end of an almost two-year-long and sometimes laborious selection process that the club conducted under the leadership of Gerhard Buddenbohm. A new boss was finally found in Philipp Koch, who has the desired smell of the stable as well as the necessary expertise as a handball player and leadership personality. “As a historian, I deal with the past, but here we want to shape the future and set the course for the second century of GWD,” said the new boss.
He is aware of the footsteps he is following. When Bredemeier gave up his seat at the board table for Koch, he said casually: “I’ll leave my things here, Philipp. Don’t mess me up.”
Koch was a handball player and coach, he worked at GWD 95/96 as assistant coach of the Bundesliga team and then as a youth coach. In 1999 and 2000 he won the West German championships with the C youth team. The long-standing chairman of the handball group was responsible as editor for the book “And Handball is Round” as well as the GWD book “Green and White” for the club’s 90th anniversary. The 57-year-old is now taking over the position of GWD chairman.
As such, Koch’s first official act was on Thursday evening. The new boss awarded his predecessor Horst Bredemeier the honorary chairman award. An honor that had previously only been given to Karl-Heinz Bruns at GWD. Hallmann and Naue were awarded honorary membership because of their long-standing and diverse commitment to GWD. Then two other men came into focus who had a special influence on the club over decades and were largely responsible for continuity and sporting success: Günter Gieseking and Dietmar Molthahn were also made honorary members.
Honors at GWD:
Horst Bredemeier: GWD honorary chairman. The 72-year-old has been a member of the club for 65 years. “Hotti” won the DHB Cup with GWD as coach and thus the last major title in 1979. He worked as a Bundesliga manager for 20 years and as chairman for 18 years. Bredemeier wears the Golden Ring of Honor.?
Gerhard Hallmann: Honorary member. After various activities in the club, Hallmann was elected deputy chairman in 2005. The 77-year-old is a recipient of the Golden Badge of Honor and still works in many positions in the club.
Wilfried Naue: Honorary member. The 66-year-old recipient of the Golden Badge of Honor has been a member of the board as deputy chairman for 21 years. He has a diverse impact on his club. “Schimmel” has been a member for 56 years.?
Dietmar Molthahn: Honorary member. “Molli”, who has been with the club for 58 years, is considered the inventor of modern GWD youth work. The 69-year-old recipient of the Golden Badge of Honor was the father of the successes of the GWD youth with his ideas and his dedication as lead youth coach.?
Günter Gieseking: Honorary member. Hardly anyone embodies the heart and soul of the club as much as the 68-year-old “Tiger” Gieseking. At Bredemeier’s side, he quietly and reliably ensured that the store ran smoothly – and still does. The recipient of the Golden Badge of Honor has been a member of the club for 53 years.
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