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Office / Board of directors

The board of directors of DIFG e.V. is elected every 5 years at the general meeting. It consists of the chairman and two other board members as well as the treasurer. The board is committed to the association on a voluntary basis and is supported by the permanent staff of the office.

Management board

Ralph Scholz

Ralph Scholz

1. chairman

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Professional Background: 

  • Since 2013 1st chairman of the DIFG
  • 2017 – 2017: Event Director of FIBO.
  • 2019: CEO of The Mirai, a subsidiary of RSGFGroup (McFIT).
  • Since 2019 Scholz is owner of Leisure-Connected, a consultancy for fitness, sports and health.

Nicolas Hessel

Board of Directors

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Professional background:

  • Active in the fitness industry for 20 years
  • Active for the B2B fitness trade magazine BODYMEDIA and industry event MEET THE TOP since 2008
  • Managing partner of BODYMEDIA and MEET THE TOP since 2014
  • Active in the physiotherapy industry with a magazine and events since 2017
  • Organizer of fithera – business congress for the fitness and therapy industry, as well as the German Health Ball since 2025
  • Acting chairman of the DIFG since 2025

Janina Erens

Board of Directors

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Professional background:

  • Fitness economist (FH) and sports and health trainer (IST)
  • Years of experience as a fitness trainer, course coordinator, and manager of a beach sports facility
  • Since 2009, she has been working at IST University of Applied Sciences/IST Study Institute GmbH, where she is responsible for sales and marketing in the fitness department
  • Contact person for cooperation partners and training companies
  • Passionate winter, water, and mountain sports enthusiast, former competitive swimmer and high diver

     

Office

Thorsten Rebek

Geschäftsführer

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Fachlicher Hintergrund:

  • Diplom Sportökonom (Technische Universität München)
  • Stationen in der Sport- und Fitnessbranche wie adidas und triathlon.de sowie in der Medienbranche (Motorpresse Stuttgart)
  • 2018 – 2023 Geschäftsführer bodyLIFE Medien
  • Seit Dezember 2023 Geschäftsführer des DIFG e.V.
  • Hobbies: Fitness, Radfahren, Fußball und Klettern

Claudia Tacken

Assistant to the management

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Professional Background:

  • Certified Prevention Trainer (IST Study Institute)
  • Freelance Fitness Trainer
  • Personal Trainer
  • Nutritionist
  • Hotel Business Manager