The Governor shall appoint a director of the agency who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor may appoint as the director an officer or employee of another department or authority of the state, and if he does so, such person shall hold the office of director ex officio without further compensation except for normal reimbursement of actual expenses as provided for in the rules of the state auditor and the Office of Planning and Budget. The director shall employ such employees of the agency as may be necessary to carry out its purposes.