Control Committee and auditors

The Control Committee is the Bank's supervisory body. It ensures that the operations of the Bank are conducted in accordance with the Statutes. The Control Committee is responsible for the audit of the Bank and submits its annual audit report to the Board of Governors. The Nordic Council and the Parliaments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania appoint eight members to the Committee, with one member representing each member country. Furthermore, two members are appointed by the Board of Governors to serve as Chairman and Deputy Chairman. The chairmanship and the deputy chairmanship rotate among the member countries.

The Control Committee appoints two professional external auditors for the purpose of assisting the Committee in carrying out its work and responsibilities. One of the professional auditors is appointed from the Bank's host country (Finland) and one from another member country.

Members

Chairman
Mr Arne Skauge (Norway)

Deputy Chairman
Ms Eva Lindström (Sweden)

Denmark
Mr Thomas Jensen, Member of Parliament

Estonia
Mr Sven Sester, Member of Parliament

Finland
Ms Tuula Peltonen, Member of Parliament

Iceland
Ms Ragnheiður Rikhardsdóttir, Member of Parliament

Latvia
Ms Karina Korna, Former Parliamentary Secretary

Lithuania
Ms Alina Brazdilienė, Adviser to the Office of the Seimas Committee on the Budget and Finance

Norway
Mr Hans Frode Kielland Asmyhr, Member of Parliament

Sweden
Ms Åsa Torstensson, Member of Parliament

Secretary to the Control Committee:
Heikki Cantell, General Counsel, NIB

External auditors appointed by the Control Committee

Mr Sixten Nyman, Authorised Public Accountant, KPMG Finland
Mr Per Gunslev, Authorised Public Accountant, KPMG Denmark


Links
Rules of procedure for the Control Committee (81 kB)
Code of conduct for the Control Committee (137 kB)
Legal framework and policy documents
Annual Report, Corporate governance