EHFA has announced the appointment of Nathalie Smeeman as executive director from 1 November.

The appointment follows the approval of the “EHFA Plan for Growth” at a board meeting and general assembly in Cologne, Germany in April.

Smeeman holds a MSc. from Groningen University (Netherlands) in marketing and she currently works for SportAccord in Lausanne, Switzerland where she has been the head of marketing and communication for the past four years.

Before that she worked for the Olympic Committee & National Sport Federation in the Netherlands for nine years, with her last position being the director of marketing, communications and events.

Harm Tegelaars, president of EHFA said: “Nathalie’s background, with more than 15 years of experience in Europe, in the field of associations for physical activity and sport will be extremely valuable in the next spurt of growth for EHFA. She has the right skill-sets and experience to further develop the association for the benefit of our member and partners.”