The DNV Council is one of the governing bodies of the Norwegian Foundation Det Norske Veritas, the parent company of the DNV Group.

Walter Qvam, Chairman of the Council.

The Board of Directors, being the supreme governing body of the Foundation, has delegated specific parts of its authority to the Council as made possible through the Norwegian Foundation Act.

The responsibility of the Council is detailed in the DNV statutes. Some principal functions of the Council are:

• To appoint the Chairman and the members of the DNV Board of Directors
• To approve ammendments to the DNV Statutes, based on proposals from the DNV Board of Directors
• Through its own appointed members to execute the functions of the DNV Control committee
• To be at disposal for the Board of Directors and the CEO when required.

The Council currently has 40 members.

The Council is structured to ensure that no single group has decisive control. The majority of the members of the Council are appointed by external organisations. Seven members are appointed by the Council itself. These members represent stakeholders, users, customers and other parties interested in DNV services. They come from the marine insurance, shipping, oil and gas and other industry sectors. Six members are elected by and among DNV employees worldwide. Board members and the CEO cannot serve as members of the Council.

The Council meets twice every year, once in May/June and once in October.

Council members

Chairman of the Council
Walter Qvam, Kongsberg

Vice Chairman
Sturla Henriksen, Oslo

Members appointed by Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor)

Hammer, Helle, Oslo
Isacson, Claes, Arendal
Nummedal, Tron K., Oslo
Rohdin, Lars, Gothenburg
Ringbakken, Svein A., Oslo
Scheel, Georg, Oslo
Seglem, Trygve, Oslo

Member appointed by Association of Fishingboat Owners
Tore Roaldsnes, Vigra

Members appointed by Norwegian Shipowners Association
Bakken, Karl-Johan, Ålesund
Brandvold, Ivar, Oslo
Grieg, Elisabeth, Oslo
Henriksen, Sturla, Oslo
Møkster, Anne Jorunn, Stavanger
Remøy, Stig, Fosnavåg
Kristine Skeie, Kopervik
Wilhelmsen, Thomas, Oslo
Knut W. Aanensen, Haugesund

Members apointed by the Council as 'Other Shipping'
Severed, Bo, Gothenburg
Svenning, Sverre B., Oslo

Members appointed by Norwegian Oil Industry Association
Bø, Knut, Sandvika
Brækken, Gro, Stavanger
Kielland, Gro G., Hafrsfjord
Overvik, Terje, Stavanger
Vemmestad, John, Stavanger

Members appointed by Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry
Bernander, John G., Oslo
Kjelstad, Karl Erik, Oslo
Qvam, Walter, Kongsberg
Ulstein, Gunvor, Ulsteinvik
Øverland, Erling, Stavanger

Members appointed by The Council
Baksaas, Jon Fredrik, Oslo
Lyras, John C., Piraeus, Greece
Thorsen, Arne, Oslo
Williksen, Ivar S., Oslo
Wærsted, Gunn, Oslo

Members appointed by and from Det Norske Veritas’ employees
Hallan, Nils, Oslo
Bang, Hege H., Oslo
Berglund, anna, Stockholm, Sweden
Miao, Jie, Shanghai, China
Van Splunder, Jan-Willem, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Yu, Xu Dong, Jiangyin, China

The Control Committee
The Council appoints from its own members, three members of the Control Committee. The Control Committee shall supervise the Foundation's finances, accounts and audit activities and shall to such extent as it may find necessary inspect records, correspondence, accounting vouchers and other information. Members of the Control Committee cannot hold any other position in the Foundation than their membership of the Council.

Members
Falkanger Thorsen, Arne O.
Overvik, Terje

The Election Committee
The Council appoints from its own members, five members to the Election Committee. The Chairman of the Council is the Chairman of the Election Committee. The Election Committee proposes candidates for seats to be appointed by the Council, most importantly members of the Board of Directors. Members of the Election Committee cannot hold any other position in the Foundation than their membership of the Council.

Members
Henriksen, Sturla, Vice Chairman of the Council
Hammer, Helle
Kjelstad, Karl Erik
Wærsted, Gunn