The EUHA held its General Meeting on 25 September 2024, during which members of the EUHA Executive Committee, Auditing Committee, and Council of Honour were elected. The new leadership is now ready to move forward with their term.
Beate Gromke was re-elected as President, marking her third term. Eva Keil-Becker will continue as Vice President, and Peter Möckel remains both Vice President and Treasurer. Thorsten Knoop from Kiel joins the EUHA Executive Committee for the first time, having been a member of EUHA since 2013 and contributing as a guest on the committee since 2021. His background includes leading tutorials, lectures at conferences, and providing expertise at the ENT Congress in Mannheim. He now operates his own specialist shop. The new Executive Committee will serve for three years.
Wolfgang Luber has stepped down from the EUHA Executive Committee and now chairs the Council of Honour. Luber, who served on the Board since 2006 and contributed to developing various guidelines, remains committed to the organization. Eckhard Scharf from Marburg an der Lahn has been appointed to the Council of Honour, bringing his long-standing commitment to the industry as a member since 1988. The Council of Honour will serve for the next three years.
The EUHA Executive Committee after election: Marc Osswald, Eva-Keil-Becker, Tom Aerts, Nicole Meyer, Thorsten Knoop, Beate Gromke, Dirk Köttgen, Peter Möckel, André Fiedler (from left to right). Credit: EUHA
The Auditing Committee was also re-elected for another two-year term.
EUHA President Beate Gromke expressed gratitude to all members for their trust and extended special thanks to Jürgen Matthies and Reinhard Dageförde for their decades of service on the Executive Board and Council of Honour. Gromke emphasized the value of those volunteering their time and resources to support the EUHA, highlighting that their contributions form the foundation of the association’s work.
The newly elected Executive Board will be present at the 68th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians, which will take place in Hanover from 16 to 18 October 2024.
2024 EUHA Elections
Executive Board
- President: Beate Gromke, Leipzig
- Vice President (1): Eva Keil-Becker, Koblenz
- Vice President (2): Peter Möckel, Meiningen
- Treasurer: Peter Möckel, Meiningen
- Member of the Executive Board (1): Tom Aerts, Herentals/Belgium
- Member of the Executive Board (2): André Fiedler, Fürth
- Member of the Executive Board (3): Dirk Köttgen, Köln
- Member of the Executive Board (4): Thorsten Knoop, Kiel
- Member of the Executive Board (5): Nicole Meyer, Mönchengladbach
- Member of the Executive Board (6): Marc Osswald, Stuttgart
Council of Honour
- Chairman of the Council of Honour: Wolfgang Luber, Planegg
- Assessor of the Council of Honour (1): Horst Geuter, Coburg
- Assessor of the Council of Honour (2): Peter Denkert, Kassel
- Deputy Assessor (1): Eckhard Scharf, Marburg
- Deputy Assessor (2): Lothar Claußen, Duisburg
Auditing Committee
- Auditor (1): Carsten Baschlebe, Siegburg
- Auditor (2): Julia Scheibe-Rüdebusch, Lübeck
- Deputy Auditor: Anna-Katharina Mohr, Birkenfeld
Source: EUHA
