IUPAC finances going forward

This is my second Treasurer‘s Column (my first appeared in the third issue of 2022; https://doi.org/10.1515/ci-2022-0301 ) and it is also my last one. After serving the Union as Treasurer for four years I decided not to run for a possible second term. The reason for this is that after almost 22 years of service, I retired from my post as Executive Director of the German Chemical Society in August of last year. On the one hand, this means that I no longer have access to the back office support from my society. On the other hand, with my retirement also the focus of my activities has changed. I am very glad to see that two very capable candidates for my successor as Treasurer were nominated by the NAOs from the UK and Germany and, whoever is being elected by Council, I am confident that the finances of the Union will be in good hands. Not the least also due to the invaluable support of the Finance Committee under its Chair (and former Treasurer) Colin Humphris. During my term, I enjoyed the interaction with the Finance Committee very much and want to take this opportunity to express a big Thank You!