In March 1993, the EHF appointed Markus Glaser (pictured above) as the third employee. The Swiss man had been working for the IHF in the club competition department, and after one year in the USA, Glaser returned to Europe and started his work as chief competition manager. 30 years after the EHF Office opened, Glaser is now the Chief Sports Officer and still the main person in charge of the EHF's competitions.
When the EHF renamed the top-flight competitions from the IHF Champions Cup to the EHF Champions League, a highly successful handball brand was born at the start of the 1993/94 season - and more personnel was needed.
As the initial three office rooms became too small, the EHF moved within the area to a Japanese Tea House. More staff were recruited, such as Helmut Höritsch, who just retired in March 2022, and Assistant Secretary General Alexander Toncourt, who passed away in 2012.
In 1996, the EHF Congress decided to build a new home for the EHF. In March 1998, the European Handball Federation moved to Hoffingergasse 18 in Vienna – with nine employees.
In 2005, EHF Marketing as the EHF's daughter company and marketing arm, was founded, and nowadays more than 80 employees work for the EHF and EHFM.
Despite several extensions, the building in Hoffingergasse became far too small again. In 2021, EHFM moved to a new office building nearby – but there are already plans for a new European handball office in Vienna. "I hope we can move there in 2024," said Wiederer.
The first employee of the EHF changed his position in 2016. After 24 years as Secretary General, Wiederer became EHF President at the 25th anniversary EHF Congress at Lake Wolfgang, Austria. One year later, fellow Austrian Martin Hausleitner became only the second EHF Secretary General. Interestingly, Wiederer held the same position as Hausleitner – Secretary General of the Austrian Handball Federation – before he took over at the EHF in 1992 and opened the office doors on 1 September 1992 to start a story of success.