At the young age of just 15, he already knew: “I will become a professional philatelist.” Since 2007, Tobias Huylmans has been active as a philatelic expert at Heinrich Köhler in Wiesbaden.
Due to his exceptional performance and particular aptitude, he became Managing Director at Heinrich Köhler on February 6, 2019, and, effective July 1, 2023, Managing Partner of Köhler & Corinphila Holding. His extensive philatelic knowledge and his highly specialized expertise in numerous collecting areas led to his appointment as an expert examiner in the Association of Philatelic Experts (BPP) several years ago.
Beyond philately, he has also played a key role as lead project manager at the Heinrich Köhler auction house, significantly advancing and establishing the development of the company’s proprietary IT auction systems, as well as online live bidding and the digital provenance finder “ProFi.”