Frank Steffel (CDU) was a member of the German Bundestag from 2009 to 2021. He is also President of the handball Bundesliga club Füchse Berlin Photo: picture alliance/dpa
From BZ/dpa
Now there is more and more movement in Hertha’s presidential casting! Frank Steffel, a member of the Bundestag for many years, wants to run for the vacant office of President.
Member of the Executive Committee Ingmar Pering (56) and former Hertha-Ultra Kay Bernstein (41) are candidates for the presidency of Hertha BSC – now they have well-known competition!
If he were elected on June 26, Steffel would have to resign prematurely as president of the Bundesliga handball team Füchse Berlin. After the successful Bundesliga relegation and just managed to remain in the class, long-time club boss Werner Gegenbauer resigned. “Hertha needs peace and togetherness,” said Steffel.
“After 17 extraordinarily successful years as president of Füchse Berlin, this challenge is of course a difficult decision for me, but the conversation with the new supervisory board makes me very confident about the future of Hertha BSC,” he explained. The members of Hertha BSC now have to decide whether they want a ‘Keep it up!’ Or wanted a fresh start.
Kay Bernstein, Ultra from the east curve, is the managing director of an event agency. He wants to become Hertha President Photo: Private
The former deputy state chairman of the CDU has been a Hertha member since 2010. In the last few days he has had intensive discussions with the chairman of the supervisory board, Klaus Brüggemann (63), who is said to have now proposed Steffel.
Ingmar Pering also wants to become Hertha President Photo: City Press
In 2001 he wanted to become mayor of Berlin – but was defeated by Klaus Wowereit. From 2009 to 2021 he was a member of the Bundestag. His nickname: The Kennedy of the Spree.
Hertha BSC
Steffel has also been the boss of the handball foxes (4000 members) since 2005 and was confirmed in the office of president for a further two years last summer.
