General Assembly

The General Assembly is the highest organ and decision making entity of the chamber. The 48 elected members hold honorary posts, two thirds represent the employers and one third the employees, representing the different crafts professions. The representatives are elected for a period of five years.

The General Assembly elects the President and the other council members, the vocational training committee and other committees as well as the management. It passes the budget and the membership fees, deliberates on principal policies on chambers, vocational training and SME promotion, and it passes training examination regulations.

General Assembly of 2009 - 2014

1. Representatives of the employers

Building and construction sector

• Alfred Theisen, Engineer, Kruft
• Kurt Krautscheid, Master Craftsman (roofing), Neustadt
• Peter Mumbauer, Master Craftsman (roofing), Simmern
• Hans-Joachim Ciupek, Master Craftsman (chimney sweep), Bad Kreuznach
• Karl-Heinz Bischoff, Master Craftsman (roofing), Koblenz
• Detlef Börner, Engineer, Koblenz
• Marc Schwickert, Master Craftsman (masonry), Ötzingen
• Josef Liesch, Master Craftsman (carpentry, cabinet making), Kastellaun
• Ulrich Bomm, Master Craftsman (painter, varnisher), Weitersburg

Electrical and metalworks sector

• Dirk Schmidt, Master Craftsman (plumbing), Bellingen
• Friedrich Linn, Master Craftsman (plumbing, heating and airconditioning, electronics, tinning), Kirchberg
• Rainer Jung, Master Craftsman (automechanics), Holler
• Werner Wittlich, Master Craftsman (electronics) Kurtscheid
• Karl-Heinz Scherhag, Master Craftsman (automechanics), Koblenz
• Mark Scherhag, Master Craftsman (automechanics), Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA), Koblenz
• Peter Gieraths, Master Craftsman (metalworking), Remagen
• Eric-Uwe Aulenbacher, Engineer, Idar-Oberstein
• Christoph Hebgen, Master Craftsman (electronics), Westerburg
• Christoph Hansen, Master Craftsman (electronics), Koblenz
• Werner Schultheis, engineer, Koblenz

Wood sector

• Rolf Hendgen, Master Craftsman (carpentry), Koblenz
• Siegfried Schmidt, Master Craftsman (carpentry), Welschneudorf

Clothing, textiles, leather sector

• Helmut Schmidt, Master Craftsman (interior decoration), Pfaffen-Schwabenheim

Food sector

• Wilfried Wagner, Master Craftsman (butcher), Braubach
• Alfred Wenz, Master Craftsman (bakery), Bad Kreuznach
• Jean-Paul Warnecke, Master Craftsman (pastry cook), Koblenz

Health, bodycare and cleaning sectors

• Walter Schneider, Master Craftsman (orthopedic shoemaking), Grafschaft
• Norbert Weißenfels, Master Craftsman (optometry, watchmaking), Rheinbrohl
• Jürgen Günster, Master Craftsman (hairstyling), Bad Kreuznach

Glass, Paper, ceramics and other sectors

• Erwin Pauly, Master Craftsman (stone carving), Veitsrodt

Sectors related to the crafts

• Hans Peter Vierschilling, Master Craftsman (painter, varnisher), Mudersbach
• Norbert Strehle, Master Craftsman (parquet recliner), Koblenz