▁be ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Board . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁C IE H ▁announced ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁E HR B ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Environment al ▁Health ▁Reg istration ▁Board ▁Category : Environment al ▁health ▁organizations <0x0A> </s> ▁Hard ball ▁is ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁invest ment ▁company ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁fin ance ▁player ▁trans fers ▁for ▁the ▁association ▁football ▁team ▁SK ▁Bran n ▁from ▁Ber gen , ▁Norway . ▁Form er ▁news ▁editor ▁at ▁Norwegian ▁TV ▁ 2 ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁software ▁company ▁V iz rt , ▁B jar ne ▁Berg , ▁front ed ▁Hard ball ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁invest ors ▁group ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁E iv ind ▁K å re ▁L unde ▁is ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Man aging ▁Director . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁Hard ball ▁fin anced ▁player ▁is ▁sold , ▁Hard ball ▁is ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁invest ment ▁back ▁after ▁exp enses ▁are ▁with dra wn . ▁Any ▁prof its ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁divided ▁ 5 0 - 5 0 ▁between ▁Hard ball ▁and ▁Bran n . ▁Hard ball ▁has ▁no ▁ownership ▁in ▁Bran n , ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁sell ▁or ▁trade ▁players ▁stays ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁The ▁invest ors ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁local ▁business men ▁from ▁Ber gen ▁and ▁are ▁known ▁Bran n ▁supp or ters , ▁and ▁have ▁expressed ▁desire ▁to ▁help ▁Bran