International Advisory Board

The Hanken International Advisory Board is established as a strategic discussion partner for the Rector. Its aim is to provide strategic advice and perspectives for the development of the School in accordance with international standards and development trends of accredited business schools. The board meet twice a year during the term of office.

The International Advisory Board members are (1.10.2021-31.7.2023):

Dan Le Clair

CEO of the Global Business School Network (GBSN)

Prior to GBSN, Le Clair helped transform AACSB from a US accrediting body to a global thought leader and internationally-respected quality assurance agency. Before AACSB, he was a tenured associate professor and associate dean at The University of Tampa.

Jikyeong Kang

President and Dean of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), and its MVP Chair in Marketing

Kang is also an Independent Director of Security Bank, one of the Philippines' leading universal banks, and of Kesoram Industries, which is part of the B K Birla Group of Companies in India.

Henrik Tötterman

Professor of Practice at Hult International Business School

He is also a member of the Teaching Faculty at Harvard University, and an Ambassador and Member of the EMBA Advisory Board at Hanken School of Economics.

Nicola Kleyn

Professor of Corporate Marketing and the Dean: Executive Education at Erasmus University’s Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Before joining RSM in 2020, Nicola was the Dean of the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg, South Africa for five years.

Jan Godsell

Dean of the School of Business and Economics and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy at Loughborough University

Jan has more than three decades of combined industry experience in product development, innovation, supply chain strategy, and process improvement working for ICI, Astra Zeneca and Dyson.

Petri Kokko

Managing Director Client Solutions, Central Europe at Google

Prior to his current role, he has held multiple director roles in Germany. Before moving to Germany, Petri worked as Global Director for Learning and Development in Mountain View, California.

Lars Ågren

Executive Director at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

Previously Director for Open Programs at Stockholm School of Economics IFL Executive Education