Dr Markus Dahlhaus and Stefan Tilke were confirmed as members of the Executive Board, while Fabian Lentz from DKS Surface GmbH in Katzenelnbogen was newly elected to the Executive Board. Chairman and Deputy Chairman swapped roles: Stefan Tilke from SAXONIA Galvanik GmbH is the new FGK Chairman, while Dr Markus Dahlhaus from BIA Kunststoff- und Galvanotechnik GmbH & Co KG is his deputy.

Managing Director Christoph Matheis reported on the developments of the social media activities on LinkedIn, which were launched in November 2025. As the FGK does not have its own social media channels, the aim was to utilise the strong reach of the ZVO channel for FGK topics. This was a great success: From a standing start, a total reach of 11,325 and almost 17,000 unpaid impressions were generated for the association. This is an enormous increase in visibility for the FGK.

In addition to the adoption of the annual financial statements and the approval of the budget, the analyses of the 2025 climate balance sheet and the 2025 chromium trioxide balance sheet with the respective reduction successes were presented during the remainder of the members' meeting.

Reports on the economic situation and a discussion on the future direction of the FGK with regard to sales sectors and potential member recruitment rounded off the 2026 General Assembly.