Board of Directors
The Board of Directors makes policy decisions in matters that involve lending, borrowing, and administrative questions. The Board of Directors approves the financial transactions proposed by NIB’s President. The Board of Directors is responsible for the financial statements. The Board of Directors may delegate its powers to the President to the extent considered appropriate.
The Board of Directors consists of eight Directors, each of whom has one Alternate. The Directors and their Alternates are appointed by the respective member country. The Board of Directors appoints a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman from among the Directors. The chairmanship and the deputy chairmanship rotate among the member countries. The Board of Directors usually meets eight times a year.
Members
Denmark
Director:
Julie Sonne
Head of Division, Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
Alternate:
Helle Dam-Sørensen
Chief Special Advisor, Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
Estonia
Director:
Merle Wilkinson
Deputy Chair
Adviser to the Deputy Permanent Secretary on Fiscal Policy, Ministry of Finance
Alternate:
Märten Ross
Adviser on International Relations, Ministry of Finance
Finland
Director:
Pekka Morén
Director, Ministry of Finance
Alternate:
Petri Peltonen
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
Iceland
Director:
Esther Finnbogadóttir
Head of Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Alternate:
Jón Gunnar Vilhelmsson
Head of Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Latvia
Director:
Līga Kļaviņa
Deputy State Secretary on Financial Policy Issues, Ministry of Finance
Alternate:
Inese Sudare
Deputy Director of Financial Resources Department, The Treasury of the Republic of Latvia
Lithuania
Director:
Jurgita Uzielienė
Deputy Director, European Union and International Affairs Department, Ministry of Finance
Alternate:
Dovilė Jasaitienė
Head of the International Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance
Norway
Director:
Ole Hovland
Chair of the Board
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Finance
Alternate:
Kristin Langeland Ervik
Chief Specialist, Ministry of Finance
Sweden
Director:
Hans Lindblad
Member of the Board
Alternate:
Camilla Kastengren
Desk Officer, Ministry of Finance