OUR TEAM
Joel Feldman
Managing Director
Joel has been intricately involved with David Feldman SA for decades, starting his work in the company with auction viewings in his teenage years. He has always had a keen interest in collectibles and is a collector himself. As well as working in the academic world, Joel has taken on a series of senior management positions in Art and auction businesses and foundations. Joel holds advanced degrees in Business Administration (Trent University, University of Arizona), Human Resource Management (London School of Economics) and Art (Sotheby’s Institute of Art). He re-joins David Feldman SA to help ensure that it continues to provide world class service to its clients.
David Feldman
Philatelist
From just 8 years old David Feldman was already running a small stamp business. He earned honors degrees in Business Administration and Philosophy (Trinity University) while in parallel growing the business which evolved to be the world leading auctioneer we know today. David’s interests have always been a concentration on great rarities rather than high volume, succeeding with the world’s first one million dollar sale of the USA “Blue Boy” cover in 1981. This was followed by many even higher value sale records achieved and which are still held today for Switzerland, Mauritius, France, Russia, China and recently Japan. Thanks to David’s focus in this area, the company has sold more Grand Prix and Large Gold Medal Collections than any company in the history of philately. Taking once again the helm of company David plans now to continue that tradition.
Marcus Orsi
Philatelist
Marcus joined David Feldman in 1981, and has risen to become the company’s Head of Philately. In this role, Marcus has taken the lead in building upon David Feldman’s legacy by expanding the brand and its international exposure. Marcus has a leading role in business-getting, regularly travelling around the world to pick up new collections for auction. His philatelic specialities include the Middle East, Worldwide Classics and British Empire.
Guy Croton
Senior Philatelist and Head of UK
Guy joined David Feldman in April 2019, as a Senior Philatelist, bringing almost 25 years of experience working for leading companies in the UK stamp business. Guy is based in London and has a leading role in developing and growing the company’s business in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking markets.
Gérald Imbert
Senior Philatelist & co-head of France (South)
Gerald joined David Feldman SA in 2023 as a philatelist, bringing with him a wealth of experience. Prior to this role, he spent 10 years as the Logistics Manager for the Saint-Gobain Group for the France market. He also worked in a field marketing capacity for three years, overseeing the management of 17 agencies. With a passion for stamp collecting, Gerald has been actively buying and selling stamps for the past 20 years through various online platforms.
Vivek Chopra
Representative for the west coast of the USA
Vivek has been a stamp collector since his school days and started by collecting stamps from island countries until he saw classics of India being displayed in a local stamp exhibition in the 1980s and then decided to collect British India stamps. Few other topics which interests him are India used in Nepal and square circular cancels of India. He also had a fascination of Cape triangles and mostly collected them on covers. He used to collect stamps of Indian princely states of Hyderabad and Jhalawar. Professionally, he is a scientist by training and has a PhD in molecular genetics and works to help patients with blood cancer.
Olaf Mappé
Senior Philatelist & co-head of France (North)
Olaf joined David Feldman in 2024 with the responsibility of developing the Philatelic Market of the North of France. He will be travelling to meet clients and attending stamp shows.
Jean-Luc Rossel
Senior Philatelist and Representative for Switzerland
Jean-Luc joined David Feldman in 2024 with the responsibility of developing the Philatelic Swiss Market.
Ricardo Verra
Senior Philatelist and Head of Philately in House
Ricky joined David Feldman in 2009 shortly after graduating from Imperial College London with a degree in Physics. He is the specialist philatelist for GB, British Empire and Olympics, with also good knowledge of Russia, Egypt and the Far East, and generally European philately. Based in Geneva, Ricky participates at all the FIP International exhibitions and major UK shows.
Allan Westphall
Senior Philatelist and Numismatic Expert
Allan joined David Feldman in 2023. He has previously worked in university teaching and research with a special focus on medieval culture and literature. With a passion for stamp collecting for about 40 years, he has considerable expertise in classic European philately, Scandinavia, and general postal history. His main collecting area is classic Denmark and the postal history of Netherlands East Indies. For more than 25 years Allan has been trading stamps and antique coins on various online platforms, and has been involved in the judging of philatelic exhibits at stamp shows.
Administration
Steve Bodenne
Logistic
Nalis Feldman
Head of Administration
Alexandra Popescu
Accountant
Mélanie Venter
Administration & Client Service
Mélanie Wyssa
Accountant
Creative hub
Francesco Baita
Head of IT management & Senior Multimedia Creator
Francesco joined the company in January 2024 as a marketing and digital content creation specialist. He worked as freelance for almost 10 years on various media productions from graphic design to video production, editing and post-production for advertising, art exhibitions and concerts. He had the chance to work on very different projects across industry sectors and to collaborate with brands like Levis, Gucci, Porche, TED and Biennale di Venezia amongst many others.
He will be part of the marketing and creative department with the aim to keep on improving the company brand and position across multiple platforms and new experimental media.
Shay Davidovich
Head of Social Media & Senior Marketing Executive
Shay recently became part of David Feldman SA’s team in February 2024, taking on the role of Strategic Communication Specialist. Holding a master’s degree in diplomacy and boasting over ten years of prior experience in communications, Shay brings a distinctive skill set to his position. Within David Feldman SA, his main focus lies in crafting comprehensive communication strategies for clients. He plays a vital role in overseeing global marketing campaigns, guaranteeing each auction garners the requisite attention and international visibility it warrants.
Alex Porter
Head of Publication & Senior Graphic Designer
Alex is a senior Graphic Designer with more than 30 years of exeprience in designing catalogues and books.
Estelle Leclere
Consultant Marketing extraordinaire
Estelle joined David Feldman in 2011. She has a Master’s degree in Consultancy (Project management, Organisation and Innovation). With nearly a decade of experience in Marketing and Finance prior to joining the company, Estelle brings a unique blend of skills to her role. At David Feldman SA, her primary responsibility is the meticulous organisation of auctions. She plays a pivotal role in conceptualising, executing, and managing worldwide marketing campaigns, ensuring that each auction receives the attention and global reach it deserves.
External Consultants
Tim Francis
Consultant Philatelist and representative for UK
David MacDonnell
Consultant in Ireland
Tony Banwell
Consultant in UK
Michael Tseriotis
Consultant in Greece
Gary Dubro
Consultant in the USA
Agents & Representatives
Bill Schultz
Agent for Canada & the US
Yves Louis
Agent in France
Jorge Del Mazo
Agent for Argentina
Luca Lucarelli
International Representative
Pierre Wertheimer
International Representative
Jean-Jacques Tillard
International Representative
Carlos Hernández Rocha
Agent for Uruguay