During the 12th FCH General Assembly elections will be held.

Venue: Art’otel Cologne, Holzmarkt 4, 50676 Cologne from 9:30h – 14:00h.

The period for nominations of FCH board members for the period 2014-2016 expired on 18th May 2014.

The following candidates were nominated:

ELECTIONS Board member   

1. Election Board Member Nation ranked 1 (GER)

   Candidate Board member: Dierk Schmäschke/Flensburg

2. Election Board Member Nation ranked 2 (ESP)

   Candidate Board member: Joan Marin/proposed by the Board

3. Election Board Member Nations ranked 3-6 (FRA, DEN, SLO, HUN)

   FRA Candidate Board member: Robert Molines/Montpellier

   DEN Candidate Board member: Jens Boesen/Kolding-Copenhagen

   SLO Candidate Board member: Tomaz Jersic/Celje

4. Election Board Member Nation ranked 7-12 (RUS, SUI, CRO, MKD, POL, BLR)

   POL Candidate Board member: Bertus Servaas/Kielce

5. Election Board Member Nation ranked 13-50 (ROU, SWE, POR, NOR, SRB, UKR, GRE, … IRL

   SWE Candidate Board member: Karl Lofmark/Lund

   GRE Candidate Board member: Stathis Papachartofilis/Doukas Athens

   IRL Candidate Board member: Magnus Clarke/Dublin

ELECTIONS Deputy board member

1. Election Deputy Board Member Nation ranked 1 (GER)

   Candidate Dep Board member: Sabine Holdorf-Schust/Kiel

2. Election DeputyBoard Member Nation ranked 2 (ESP)

   Candidate Dep Board member: Xavier O’Callaghan/Barelona

3. Election Deputy Board Member Nations ranked 3-6 (FRA, DEN, SLO, HUN)

   FRA Candidate Dep Board member: Robert Molines/Montpellier

   DEN Candidate Dep Board member: Jens Boesen/Kolding-Copenhagen

   SLO Candidate Dep Board member: Tomaz Jersic/Celje

4. Election Deputy Board Member Nation ranked 7-12 (RUS, SUI, CRO, MKD, POL, BLR)

   SUI Candiate Dep Candidate Board member: Peter Leutwyler/Kadetten Schaffhausen

5. Election Deputy Board Member Nation ranked 13-50 (ROU, SWE, POR, NOR, SRB, UKR, GRE, … IRL

   SWE Candidate Dep Board member: Karl Lofmark/Lund

   GRE Candidate Dep Board member: Stathis Papachartofilis/Doukas Athens

   IRL Candidate Dep Board member: Magnus Clarke/Dublin

G. Butzeck/Election supervisor

An important day in European Women Handball – on initiative of a number of leading European Top Clubs, more than 20 Clubs from 15 nations gathered to found WOMEN’S FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (WFCH). In his opening speech the Chairman of the EHF Women’s Club Board, Kay-Sven Hähner from Leipzig, underlined the necessity of the organization, in order to improve Women Handball in Europe. As a guest speaker, the Vice-President from the men’s side, Joan Marin, demanded unity of the clubs vis-à-vis the EHF and the IHF.

After the formal foundation a first board was elected:

Ernö Keleczenyi, Györ/HUN – President

Kay-Sven Hähner, Leipzig/GER – Vice-President (Treasurer)

Gordana Naceva, Skopje/MKD – Vice-President

Jan Buhr, Viborg/DEN

Björn-Gunnar Bruun, Hansen/NOR

The following deputy board members were elected:

Zsolt Akos Jeney, Ferencvarosi/HUN; Torben Kolbaek, Midtjylland/DEN; Liviu Bala, Baia Mare/ROM; Deja Ivanovic, Krim Mercator/SLO

Jutta Ehrmann-Wolf, Leverkusen/GER was elected as a comptroller.

In a first statement the newly elected President thanked for the trust in his person. The thanked for the support from the Men’s Forum Club Handball but asked all women club representatives to find an own way for the future.

At the end of the meeting the President of the European Handball Federation (EHF), Jean Brihault addressed the assembly. He emphasized the importance of women’s handball and promised support from his side. Further details will follow.