Governance
ICN Business School’s governance is based on a clear and committed organisational structure, guided by the values of transparency, accountability and performance, ensuring the consistent and sustainable management of its activities in France and internationally.
Governance at ICN Business School
Chairman of the Board of Directors: Georges RALLI
Chief Executive Officer: François THÉRIN
Head of Corporate Relations: Philippe ALBANI
Head of Marketing and Communications: Hervé GAUDIN
Deputy Director of Programmes and Student Engagement: Christine KRATZ
Chief Financial Officer: Benjamin RIZZA
Academic and Research Director: Klaus-Peter SCHULZ
Head of Accreditation: Kushal SHARMA
A message from the director
“At ICN, our leadership is committed to sustainable development and social responsibility, guided by our values and ambitions. Our values are: openness, commitment and team spirit. These three core principles underpin not only our educational pillars but also the way we work.
The way we work with institutions and our partners, both locally and internationally, requires us to adopt an innovative and constantly evolving mindset. Our school trains the future managers that the economy needs to create wealth and jobs. This reality goes hand in hand with our ambition to support current executives throughout their careers as they face professional changes.”
François THÉRIN
Chief Executive Officer at ICN Business School
The Board of Directors
Chaired by Georges RALLI
Ex officio members Hide answer Show answer
3 seats on the Local Authorities Council
Métropole du Grand Nancy
Nicole CREUSOT – Vice-Chair of the ICN Board of Directors
Ville de Courbevoie
Sandrine PENEY – Deputy Mayor – Inspector General, Île-de-France Regional Council
Conseil régional Grand Est
Valérie DEBORD – Second Vice-President of the Grand Est region, responsible for employment, training, careers guidance and apprenticeships
4 seats on the University of Lorraine’s governing board
Université de Lorraine (UL)
Hélène BOULANGER – Chancellor & Benoit GRASSER – his representative
Collegium Lorraine Management Innovation (LMI)
Elisabeth DESCHANET – Director
Pôle scientifique sciences juridiques politiques, économiques et de gestion (SJPEG)
Olivier CACHARD – Director
Ecole Nationale Supérieure en Génie des Systèmes et de l’Innovation(ENSGSI)
Laure MOREL – Director
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2 seats for current and former students
ICN Alumni (ICN Business School Alumni Association)
Jude MONKAM– President of ICN Alumni
Student Union for the Grande École Diploma
Janahé BRUNEL – President of the ICN 2025 Student Union
2 seats on the school’s permanent staff council
Administrative staff
Frédérique LE MEITOUR – Management Control Department
Teaching staff
Tristan ROGER – Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Audit, Accounting and Control
10 seats for the business sector
Chambre de commerce et d’industrie (CCI 54)
François PELISSIER – President & Arnaud HABRANT – his representative
Fonds de dotation ICN
Pascal FORNAGE – President
SUITAL PARTNERS & ZIMQUEST (France)
Benoit ZIMMERMANN – Director
Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF 54)
Christine BERTRAND – President
Banque Populaire Alsace Lorraine Champagne
Jacqueline SCHNEIDER – Head of the HR, Wellbeing at Work and Diversity Lab
OLFACTIS
Mina GAUTIER – Director
Banque de Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Nicole DOCHEN – HR director
DELL Technologies
Florence ROPION – Vice-President and Managing Director
KAMPOS (Suisse)
Georges RALLI – Managing Partner & Chairman of the Board of Directors, ICN
ISALegal inc.(Canada)
Lisane DOSTIE – President
The office
Cabinet KPMG (France)
Sylvain WEBER – auditor
Chairman of the Board of Directors: Georges RALLI
Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors: Sandrine PENEY
The representative of the President of the University of Lorraine: Benoit GRASSER
A representative from the business sector: Lisane DOSTIE
