The university’s senior management team

Linnaeus University’s senior management team consists of:

• vice-chancellor
• pro-vice-chancellor
• deputy vice-chancellors
• university director

The senior management team works in two leading groups together with other leading individuals in the organisation:

• the vice-chancellor’s group
• the management group

Vice-chancellor

The vice-chancellor is appointed by the government for a period of maximum six years after proposal from the University Board. The vice-chancellor is the highest-ranking manager at the university and its primary representative. The vice-chancellor is responsible for, among other things, making sure that the objectives established by the University Board are met.

Linnaeus University’s vice-chancellor for the period 1 October 2017 until 30 September 2023 is Peter Aronsson.

Pro-vice-chancellor

The pro-vice-chancellor is appointed by the University Board for a period of maximum six years. Pro-vice-chancellor is also the vice-chancellor’s deputy. Niklas Ammert is pro-vice-chancellor.

University director

University director is Therése Iveby Gardell. The university director is, on commission by the vice-chancellor, responsible for the university’s administration and economy as well as for the tasks carried out by the university’s common administrative organisation.

Deputy vice-chancellors

Deputy vice-chancellors have been appointed by the vice-chancellor:

• Ann-Charlotte Larsson is deputy vice-chancellor with special responsibility for internationalisation, innovation, and societal driving force.
• Cornelia Witthöft is deputy vice-chancellor with special responsibility for research
• Gunlög Fur is deputy vice-chancellor with special responsibility for sustainability
• Lars Behrenz is deputy vice-chancellor with special responsibility for knowledge environments
• Tomas Öberg är is acting deputy vice-chancellor with special responsibility for sustainability