Jan Kamras from Gothenburg, Sweden, was elected a member of the WBF Executive Council in 2018. In 2022 at the meeting held on 25th August in Wroclaw, Poland the WBF Executive Council unanimously elected him as President and he took up office on 1 January 2023.

He is now Chairman of the Statutes & By Laws, Championships and Master Point Committees; Chairman of the Management Committee and member of the Development, Finance and Rules & Regulations Committees.

Jan has stated that he is greatly looking forward to the new challenge and leading the WBF onward with fresh ideas and exciting, interesting plans for the future, in close collaboration with the members of the Executive Council and the new Committees.

His plans will include a more focused approach to development and promotion of bridge, especially among the youth, by encouraging and supporting, financially and otherwise, local and regional projects in the NBOs and the Zones.

Among other things, Jan also intends to continue the active fight against cheating, increase efficiency and transparency in the organisation, update and modernise the WBF Statutes and other regulations, institute measures making it more attractive for NBOs to host WBF Championships and, at the same time, ensure that the WBF remains relevant in the eyes of the players.

Jan was elected to the European Bridge League Executive Committee in 2010. He was elected EBL Honorary Secretary and a member of the Presidential Council. He was the chairman of the Championships, IT, NBO Liaison and Master Points Committees and a member of the Finance, Material Procurement, Reviewer, Rules & Regulations, Special Investigations and Statutes Committees. He was elected EBL President in 2018.

He was the Vice- President of the Swedish Bridge Federation 2005-2016 and served, among other positions, as head of its National Team Selection Committee. He was the Captain of the Swedish National Open team 2001-2010.

As a player he won the Swedish Team Championships in 2010 and was runner-up in 2011 and 2012. He won the prestigious Cavendish Teams in 2013.