Education Qualifications

• PhD, Victoria University of Wellington, 1994
• MCom, University of Otago, 1987

Academic and Professional Experience

• Regional Research Director, Asia Pacific, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, 2008 - Current
• Associate Professor, NUS Business School (on leave Sept 2008), 2004 - Current
• Co-Director, Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre, 2003 - Current
• Associate Professor, Vice Dean, NUS Business School, 2002 - 2004
• Associate Professor, Deputy Head, NUS Business School, 1999 - 2002
• Associate Professor, Massey University, 1994 - 1996
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Bond University, 1991 - 1991
• Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington, 1991 - 1994
• Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington, 1989 - 1990
• Research Officer, New Zealand Securities Commission, 1988 - 1988
• Lecturer, University of Otago, 1987 - 1987
• Assistant Lecturer, University of Otago, 1985 - 1986
• Senior Tutor, University of Otago, 1984 - 1984

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• "Size Really Matters: Further Evidence on the Negative Relationship between Board Size and Firm Value", with Yuanto, K, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 13 No. 3, 301-318, 2005
• "Corporate Governance and Voluntary Disclosure", with L.L. Eng, Journal Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 22 No. 4, 325-345, 2003
• "The Relationship Between Managerial Ownership and Firm Performance in High R & D Firms", with H Cui, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol.8 No. 4, pp.313-336., 2002
• "Determinants of Corporate Ownership and Board Structure: Evidence from Singapore", with Y Li, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol.7 No.3, pp.235-256, 2001
• "Ownership Structure, Board Composition, and the Adoption of Charter Takeover Provisions", with M Bradbury, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 6, No.2, pp 165-188, 2000
• "Interpretation of Probability Expressions by New Zealand Standard-setters", with Laswad, F, Accounting Horizons, Vol.11, No.4, 1997
• "Forecast Disclosure by Initial Public Offering Firms in a Low-Litigation Environment", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp 111-136, 1996
• "Managing Activity Costs with Flexible Budgeting and Variance Analysis", with M L Roush, Accounting Horizons, Vol.10, No.3, pp.141-146, 1996
• "The Voluntary Review of Earnings Forecasts in IPO Prospectuses", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 141-158, 1994
• "Flexible Budgeting and Variance Analysis in an Activity-Based Costing Environment", with M L Roush, Accounting Horizons, Vol.8, No.2, pp 93-103, 1994
• "Contingency Fit, Internal Consistency and Financial Performance", Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp 273-300, 1989
• "Factors Affecting the Characteristics of Boards of Directors: An Empirical Study of New Zealand Initial Public Offering Firms", with M L Roush, Journal of Business Research, Vol. 47, No.2, pp 147-159, 2000

Membership And Professional Activities

• FellowCPA Australia
• Core MemberOECD/World Bank Asian Corporate Governance Roundtable
• Deputy ChairmanCorporate Governance Committee, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS)
• ChairmanSATA Ltd
• Board MemberNational Kidney Foundation Ltd
• Board MemberFinancial Industry Dispute Resolution Centre Ltd (FIDReC)
• MemberReview Committee on Quarterly Reporting, Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance 2005
• Member and Honorary TreasurerSchool Advisory Committee, Yew Tee Primary School
• MemberEditorial Board, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
• Member,Editorial Board, Pacific Accounting Review
• Governing Council MemberSingapore Institute of Directors, 2000-2005
• MemberCommittee on Corporate Governance, 1999-2001
• MemberCouncil on Corporate Disclosure and Governance, 2002-2005
• MemberPanel of Mediators, Association of Banks (Singapore), 2002-2005
• MemberOECD Asia Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises
• MemberEditorial Board, Journal of International Accounting Research
• MemberCharity Council, January 2007

Research Interests

• Corporate governance
• Financial Accounting

Courses

• Financial accounting
• Managerial accounting
• BMU5008  Corporate Governance (www.ucla.nus.edu)

Awards/ Honours

• Coopers and Lybrand Peter Barr Research Fellow
• Faculty Service Award, NUS Business schoo