Board
The governing bodies of the Coatings and Paint Chemistry Division are the members’ meeting, held at least once a year; the three-member Board; and the working committee that supports it, which, in addition to the serving Board, includes around 15 colleagues from various industry segments and the chairs of the two previous terms.
On 31 December 2026, the term of office of the Board of the GDCh Division of Coating Chemistry will end
and you, as members of the Division, are hereby invited to nominate candidates for the Board election who
In accordance with the bylaws of the Division, the Board consists of a maximum of three members (1x Chair, 2x Deputy Chair), each elected for a term of three years. Re-election is possible twice.
Sabine Bischoff and Dr Jörg Hinnerwisch will no longer be available for a further term. Prof. Dr Michael Groteklaes has indicated his willingness to stand for election again. We would already like to express our particular thanks to all of them for their many years of successful commitment to the Division and the GDCh as a whole.
For the maximum of three Board positions up for election, the incumbent Board is putting forward the following three proposals, in addition to your nominations:
| Name | Affiliation | Election status |
| Dr Andrea Deissenberger | Fraunhofer IFAM, Bremen | New election |
| Prof. Dr Michael Groteklaes | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld | Re-election |
| Dr Christian Schaller | Pfinder KG, Böblingen | New election |
If no written proposals for nominating additional candidates are received by the GDCh Office by and including 2 October 2026 (for the attention of Maike Fries; m.fries@gdch.de), the election will be conducted as an Online election from 19 October 2026 with the persons listed above.
Dr. Stefan Kirsch (Chair), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Michael Groteklaes (Deputy Chair), Hochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld
Dr. Volkmar Stenzel (Deputy Chair), IFAM Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Bremen
By letter dated 28 August 2023, we informed you of the candidates proposed by the incumbent Board of the GDCh Division of Coating Chemistry for the forthcoming Board election. No further nominations were submitted by the members. Accordingly, the Board election will be held with the following candidates, all of whom have agreed to stand:
| Name | Affiliation | Election status |
| Dipl.-Ing. Sabine Bischoff | Sabine Bischoff Consulting, Gifhorn | New election |
| Prof. Dr. Michael Groteklaes | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld | Re-election |
| Dr. Jörg Hinnerwisch | BYK-Chemie GmbH, Wesel | New election |
In accordance with the bylaws of the Division, the Board consists of a maximum of three members (1x Chair, 2x Deputy Chair), each elected for a term of three years. Re-election is possible twice.
All Division members who have provided an email address will receive a link to the online ballot on Monday, 25 September 2023. All other members will receive the election documents by post.
The election result will be announced on the Division’s website and in Nachrichten aus der Chemie.