The Journal of Chromatography A is delighted to welcome three new editors: Professor Paola Dugo from the University of Messina, Italy, Professor Michael Breadmore from the University of Tasmania, Australia, and Professor Yan Sun from Tianjin University, China. These appointments will fill vacancies created by the recent death of Professor Hanfa Zou and the imminent retirement of Professor Paul Haddad. The new editors bring a high level of experience and expertise to the editorial team, especially in the areas of food analysis, comprehensive two dimensional liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, microfluidics, and bioseparations. Some brief notes on the new editors follow.