The Organisation

The Board of Trustees

BI Norwegian Business School is a self-owned foundation, which is led by a board of eight trustees, four of whom are external representatives appointed by the board. The Board also has two representatives elected by and from BI’s faculty, one representative from the administrative staff and one student representative. The President serves as secretary to the Board. The Board has ultimate responsibility for supervising BI’s operations, and for adopting a general set of rules. It appoints the President and considers strategic plans, adopts budgets and financial statements, and is the ultimate 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 2015

• Harald Dørum, Rikstoto, chair until 31 July 2015.
• Anne Helsingeng, Deloitte, chair from 1 August 2015
• Christian Winther, Pangea Property Partners
• Olve Gravråk, Valogiant, elected on 1 August 2015.
• The President, Provost and Chief Financial Officer attend on behalf of BI.

The Committee meets twice a year, once during the spring semester and once during the autumn semester (normally in May and November).

The Senate

The Senate is BI’s top academic body, and its authority is derived from the powers conferred upon it by the Board. The Senate determines the content of BI’s education programmes, admission rules, exemptions, examinations, admission requirements, examination assessments and the expertise profile for the faculty. The Senate proposes faculty appointments to the President, who has the final appointment authority.

The President

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 faculty positions and is the chair of the Senate. The President must ensure that the foundation’s financial statements comply with statutes and regulations.

The Provost

The Provosts function as the President’s deputy as needed. The Provosts head the Academic Programme Quality and the Research and Academic Resources units, respectively.

BAMU

BAMU is BI’s working environment committee. BAMU shall work for the implementation of a fully satisfactory working environment in all our activities. The committee is to participate in the planning of safety and environmental work, and must carefully monitor 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

• President Inge Jan Henjesand
• Provost Dag Morten Dalen
• Provost Ulf Henning Olsson
• Executive Vice President for Full-Time Programmes Jens Petter Tøndel
• Executive Vice President for BI Executive Lise Hammergren
• CFO Corporate Performance Management Marius Eriksen
• EVP of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Yngve Kveine
• Executive Vice President Human Resources Wenche Nilsen