The Organisation

The Board of Trustees

BI is a self-owning foundation led by a board of eight trustees. Four of the trustees are external and have been appointed by the Board itself. The board also has two representatives elected by and from among BI's faculty, one representative for the administrative staff and one student representative. The President serves as secretary to the Board. The Board has the paramount supervision of the running of BI and adopts the general regulations. It appoints the President, considers strategy plans, adopts budgets and financial statements and is the decision-making body in all important issues.

The Supervisory Committee

The Supervisory Committee reviews the income statement and balance sheet, selects the auditor, and ensures that the Board’s management complies with statutory provisions and bylaws. The Supervisory Committee consists of three members, all from outside BI.

The Supervisory Committee 2013

• Harald Dørum (chairman), Stiftelsen Norsk Rikstoto
• Anne Helsingeng, Deloitte Advokatfirma AS
• Christian Winter, Pangea Property Partners
• The President and Chief Financial Officer attend on behalf of BI

The Senate

The Senate is BI's top academic body, and its authority is derived from an authority given by the Board. The Senate determines the content of BI’s teaching programme, admission rules, exemptions, examinations, examination assessments and the expertise profile for the faculty. The Senate proposes faculty appointments to the President who has final appointment authority.

The President

Handelshøyskolen BIs rektor er daglig leder og har prokura. Styret tilsetter rektor for en periode på fire år. Rektor står for den daglige ledelsen av stiftelsens virksomhet og skal følge de retningslinjer og pålegg styret har gitt. Rektor gir tilråding i faglige og administrative saker. Rektor har endelig ansettelsesmyndighet av vitenskapelige stillinger og er leder i Kollegiet. Rektor skal sørge for at stiftelsens regnskap er i samsvar med lov og forskrifter.

BI Norwegian Business School's President is its general manager and has power of procuration. The Board appoints the President for a period of four years. The President is the general manager of the foundation's activities and must comply with the guidelines and orders provided by the Board. The President provides recommendations in academic and administrative matters. The President has the final say in appointments to scientific positions and is the chairman of the Senate. The President must ensure that the foundation's financial statements comply with statutes and regulations.

The Provost and the Senior Vice President

The Provost is the President's deputy and heads the Division of Academic Programme Quality. The Senior Vice President is head of Research and Academic Resources.

BAMU

BAMU is BI's working environment committee. BAMU shall work for the implementation of a fully satisfactory working environment in our activities. The committee is to participate in the planning of safety and environmental work, and must carefully watch developments in matters that affect the safety, health and welfare of the employees. BAMU shall ensure that BI’s safety and working environment efforts, as well as HSE measures, are properly handled.

The BI Management

The President's management team 2013

• President Tom Colbjørnsen
• Provost Dag Morten Dalen
• Senior Vice President Ulf Henning Olsson
• Executive Vice President Bachelor and Master Division Jens Petter Tøndel
• Executive Vice President Executive Division Lise Hammergren (From May 2012) (Morten Fjeldstad was acting EVP for this division until May 2012)
• Chief Financial Officer Marius Eriksen
• Executive Vice President Communication and Public Relations Janne Marie Log
• Executive Vice President Human Resources Wenche Nilsen