Prof. Dr Birgit Glüsen (Chair), Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Leverkusen
Dr. Paula Barreleiro (deputy chair), Werner & Mertz GmbH, Mainz
Marcus Gast (deputy chair). Chair), Federal Environment Agency Dessau-Roßlau
Dr Thorsten Bastigkeit, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
Dr. Carsten Cohrs, Clariant Produkte GmbH, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr Felix Schacher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Dr. Torsten Wieprecht, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen

Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Dr Dirk Bockmühl, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve
Dr Edgar Endlein, Werner & Mertz GmbH, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gassenmeier, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Detmold
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Glassl, Industrieverband Körperpflege und Waschmittel e.V., Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr Matthias Karg, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Prof. Dr.-Tobias Kimmel, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld
Jun.Prof. Dr Meike N. Leiske, University of Bayreuth
Dr Christiane Ludwig, Miele & Cie. KG, Bielefeld
Dr. Felix Müller, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
Dr. Lutz Nitschke, Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety, Erlangen
Dr. Peter Schmiedel, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
Dr. Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Langenfeld

Student Representative
Janine Birnbach, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

By letter dated 16 September 2025, we informed you of the election results. In a letter dated 16 September 2025, we announced the candidates proposed by the current Executive Committee of the GDCh Division of Detergent Chemistry for the upcoming Executive Committee election. Prof. Dr Matthias Karg has since withdrawn his candidacy. No further nominations were submitted by the members. Accordingly, the election of the Board of Directors will be conducted with the following persons, all of whom have agreed to stand as candidates:

*HS: University/research institution/authority; Ind: Industry/freelance professions.

In accordance with the rules of procedure of the specialist group, the board consists of a maximum of eleven members (1x chair, 2x deputy chair, max. 8x co-chair), who are each elected for a period of four years. The universities, the authorities, the raw materials producing industry and the detergent chemical industry should be involved in the composition of the board and alternate in chairing the board. Re-election is possible once. This means that ten people are up for election for a maximum of eleven new board positions to be filled. The functions of chair and deputy chair will be determined by the elected board after the election.

All specialist group members who have provided an email address will receive a link to the online vote on Monday, 3 November 2025. All other members will receive the election documents by post.

The election results will be announced on the division's website and in the Chemistry News.

On 31 December 2025, the term of office of the Section ends. The term of office of the Executive Committee of the GDCh Division of Detergent Chemistry ends on 31 December 2025 and you as members of the Division are invited by this letter to nominate candidates for election to the Executive Committee who

• have declared their willingness to stand for election,
• are members of the Division and
• have the support of at least eleven members of the Division. The current board members are happy to support your proposals after consultation.

In accordance with the rules of procedure of the specialist group, the board consists of a maximum of eleven members (1x chair, 2x deputy chair, max. 8x co-chair), who are each elected for a period of four years. The universities, the authorities, the raw materials producing industry and the detergent chemical industry should be involved in the composition of the board and alternate the chairmanship of the board. Re-election is possible once.

After two terms in office, Dr Paula Barreleiro and Prof Dr Birgit Glüsen can no longer stand for re-election. Dr Thorsten Bastigkeit, Dr Carsten Cohrs and Dipl.-Ing. Marcus Gast are not available for a further term of office. Prof. Dr Felix Schacher and Dr Torsten Wieprecht have signalled their willingness to stand for re-election. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their many years of successful work for the specialist group and the GDCh as a whole.

In addition to your nominations, the current Executive Board is submitting the following list of proposals for the maximum eleven positions on the Executive Board that are up for election:

*HS: University/research institution/authority; Ind: Industry/free professions.

Prof. Dr Matthias Karg (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg), originally on the Board's list of nominees, withdrew his candidacy on 18 September 2025.

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If up to and including 22. October 2025 no written proposals for the nomination of further candidates are received by the GDCh office (to the attention of Maike Fries; m.fries@gdch.de), the election will be held from 3 November 2025 as an online election with the persons specified above.