EFMD Programme accreditation System

EPAS accreditation Board

The EPAS accreditation Board is composed of representatives of high profile organisations that are stakeholders in the quality improvement of management education. It evaluates the Peer Review Reports on programmes that are being put forward for EPAS and, based on their recommendations, makes the final decision to confer EPAS accreditation upon those business and management programmes that have demonstrated excellence at an international level. The accreditation Board normally meets three times a year at the request of the EPAS Directors. Click here for more information on the role and functioning of the EPAS accreditation Board.

Ex Officio Members

• Claes-Robert Julander, Former President, Stockholm School of Economics, Chairman of the EPAS accreditation Board

International Academic Members

• Olav Aarna, Member of the Board (CEO), Estonian Qualifications Authority, EE
• Olivier Aptel, Director General & Dean, ESC Rennes School of Business, F
• Christian Delporte, Rector FUCaM, Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons, B
• Jean-Noël Ezingeard, Dean of the Faculty of Business & Law, Kingston Business School, Kingston University, UK
• Thierry Grange, Dean & Director General, Grenoble Ecole de Management, F
• Mike Jackson, Dean, University of Hull Business School, UK
• Valery Katkalo, Dean, St. Petersberg State University – Graduate School of Management, RU
• David Parcerisas, President of the Board, EADA - Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración, E
• José Miguel Pinto dos Santos, MBA Director, AESE, Escola de Direcção e Negócios, P
• Jens Peter Tøndel, Executive Vice President, BI Norwegian School of Management, N

International Corporate Members

• Frik Landman, CEO of USB-ED, The University of Stellenbosch Business School, ZA
• Michel Marchand, Special Advisor EDF - Senior Executive Development, F
• Kim Østrup, IBM Denmark, DK
• Timothy Philips, Management Consultant, Phillips Consultancy, York, UK
• Jean-Louis Scaringella, Associate Director General of the Paris Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in charge of Economic Studies, Research and Innovation, Paris, F

+ 2 voting representatives of the EPAS Committee (rotating)

Non-voting Members

• Eric Cornuel, Director General, EFMD
• Julio Urgel, Director, Quality Services, EFMD
• Chris Greensted, Associate Director, Quality Services, EFMD
• Ulrich Hommel, Associate Director, Quality Services, EFMD