The board
Every director’s outside interests are published, including those with no bearing on this organisation’s work. Determining relevance is not left to the director.
Directors 5 · appointed 30.08.2026 · last reviewed 30.08.2026
Five directors, appointed 30.08.2026
Elin Norrback
Thirty years in occupational standards, latterly as secretary to a national qualifications council. Chairs the board and the nominations committee.
Interests. Unpaid board member, Nordic Standards Forum. Listed-fund holdings only, with no direct holding in any organisation affected by this framework.
Standing recusals. None standing.
Björn Haglund
Founded AI Certification Standards and wrote the first draft of the framework's structure, including the domain model and the level descriptors.
Interests. No economic interest in this organisation, which has no shareholders and distributes no surplus. No interest in any awarding body, training provider or register applicant.
Standing recusals. All resolutions on director appointment and removal, and any conformance decision concerning an organisation he has advised in the previous two years.
Johan Sellgren
Head of assessment at a vocational college that delivers courses mapped to the framework. Appointed for assessment expertise the board would otherwise lack.
Interests. Employed as Head of Assessment, Lund Yrkeshögskola, which publishes a coverage map against this framework. No shareholding.
Standing recusals. Any conformance decision concerning his employer or a direct competitor, and any decision on register fees.
Amara Osei
Partner in an independent assurance practice; twelve years auditing management systems, four of them on AI assurance engagements.
Interests. Partner, Osei Assurance Partners, which has no engagement with any organisation on the register. Declares each new engagement to the board.
Standing recusals. Any conformance decision concerning a client of her practice.
Marta Ceder
Professor of vocational education; researches how competence frameworks are used and misused in hiring.
Interests. Employed by a university that neither awards nor delivers credentials against this framework. Two unpaid editorial board positions in academic journals.
Standing recusals. None standing.
Published per director
No director is listed until the appointment is made and the interests declaration is complete. All five declarations are complete and dated 30.08.2026.
Name and role
Full name, board role, and any committee membership.
Appointed and term expiry
Date of appointment and the date the current term ends.
Biography
One hundred words. Relevant experience, stated plainly, without endorsement of any employer or product.
All outside positions and interests
Every directorship, shareholding, employment, advisory role and paid engagement — including those with no bearing on AI.
Recusals
Which classes of decision this director is recused from, as a standing position.
Declaration date
When the declaration was last confirmed. Declarations are confirmed on appointment, annually, and on any change.
Five directors, three of them independent of the founder
The board was constituted on 30.08.2026 by the nominations committee, which holds an independent majority and on which the founder does not sit. One director of five holds a position with an organisation that uses the framework.
What we disclose| Board size | Minimum 5, maximum 9, fixed in the constitution |
|---|---|
| How directors are appointed | By resolution of the board on the recommendation of the nominations committee, which holds an independent majority and on which the founder does not sit. |
| How directors are removed | By resolution of two thirds of directors, on the grounds of breach of the conflict policy, failure to attend three consecutive meetings, or conduct incompatible with the office. |
| Term length and limits | 3 years, renewable once |
| Overlap with related bodies | No more than one third of the board, and never enough to carry or block a resolution alone |
| Meeting frequency | At least 4 times a year |
| Quorum | 3 directors, of whom at least 2 must be unconflicted on the business before the meeting |
| What requires a resolution | Framework releases, funding acceptance, appointments, conformance decisions, policy amendments |
| Where minutes are published | Documents, within 20 working days of approval |