EHF gears up for future with personnel changes

With the 2019/20 European club season just around the corner, the EHF has made two key staff appointments at its head office in Vienna.

The announcement comes as the federation’s preparations continue for the start of in 2020 of its long-term media and marketing partnership with Infront and DAZN Group.

Following nine years at the helm of the EHF Media and Communications department, JJ Rowland takes on a new role to become Senior Manager Business Development and Marketing.

He is succeeded as Head of Media and Communications by Thomas Schöneich, who has been a member of the EHF media department since 2012.
In his new role, Rowland will be responsible for driving forward the Infront and DAZN partnership for the EHF, coordinating the creation of a new strategic master plan and the further development of the federation’s marketing and promotion activities.

JJ Rowland, Senior Manager Business Development and Marketing

Among other tasks, Schöneich has been the EHF’s editor-in-chief on a European Championship level since the Women’s EHF EURO 2012. Over the past two years, together with the EHF’s partner, Infront, he has been developing and introducing the digital strategy for the EHF EURO events.

On a club level, he has been the media manager at the Women’s EHF FINAL4 in Budapest since 2014 and the editor-in-chief for various EHF FINAL4 publications.

Thomas Schöneich, Head of Media and Communications
 

New contact details for media enquiries:

Thomas Schöneich
EHF Head of Media and Communications
Phone: +43 1 80 151 164
Mail: schoeneich@eurohandball.com