Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-15-5.1-4

Sec. 4. (a) The governor shall appoint a director as the executive head of the administration.  The director must be versed in the principles of information management, archives, and the affairs and organization of state government.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the director be a person who is qualified by training and experience to administer the affairs of the administration.

(b) The director, subject to the approval of the governor and the budget agency, shall appoint such staff as necessary to implement this chapter.

(c) The salary of the director is subject to the approval of the governor and the budget agency.  Salaries of the staff are subject to the approval of the state personnel department and the budget agency.  The provisions of IC 4-15-2.2 apply to the staff of the administration.