Faculty Profile

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ANG Ser Keng

Full-time Faculty
Principal Lecturer of Finance; Vice Chairman of Executive Committee & Director, UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute; Academic Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA); Academic Director, Executive Masters of Business (EMBA) Programme
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB

Education

2017

PhD in Finance, University of New South Wales (UNSW) 

2010

Master of Business Research, University of Western Australia (UWA) 

1996

MBA, London Business School

1991

BAcc, National University of Singapore

Current Position(s) Held

2021 - Now

Principal Lecturer of Finance
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

2006 - 2021
 

Senior Lecturer of Finance
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

2006 - 2012

Director, UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance Centre

2012 - Now

Member of the Board of Governors & Director, UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute

2017 - Now

Academic Director, Executive Masters of Business (EMBA) Programme
Academic Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme

2017 - Now

Fellow, SMU Academy

2020 - Now

Member of SMU Faculty Senate


Professional Certification

  • Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administration (ICSA), 1993
  • Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS), 1993

Awards, Recognition and Honors

  • MBA Teaching Excellence Award, SMU MBA, 2019
  • Most Promising Teacher, Singapore Management University, 2008
  • Best Elective Professor for MBA Program, Singapore Management University, 2012
  • Best Elective Professor for MBA Program, Singapore Management University, 2013
  • From Classroom to Boardroom Award for MBA Program, Singapore Management University, 2013
  • Inaugural Award for Most Outstanding Faculty for Executive Development, Singapore Management University, 2013
  • Most Outstanding Faculty for Postgraduate Professional Programs Award, Singapore Management University, 2014
  • Most Outstanding Faculty for Postgraduate Professional Programs Award, Singapore Management University, 2015
  • Award of Pingat Kepujian (Commendation) Medal, Republic of Singapore, 2016
  • Most Outstanding Faculty for Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) Award, Singapore Management University, 2017
  • Most Outstanding Faculty for Executive Development, Singapore Management University, 2017
  • Best Elective Professor for MBA Program, Singapore Management University, 2017
  • Lighthouse Award for Guiding Students of MBA Program, Singapore Management University, 2017
  • Adult Educator Award (Skillsfuture) – Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development), SkillFuture Singapore, 2018

Research Interests

  • Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, etc)
  • Capital Markets (Equity & Fixed Income)
  • Investments (Asset Management and Private Equity)
  • Corporate Finance (Corporate Governance)


Selected Books

  • "Trade Sale (Mergers & Acquisitions)", by Ser Keng ANG, Financing Internationalization, 2008 
  • “Financial Management – Theory and Practice”, by Ang, Koh, Brigham and Ehrhardt, 2013
  • “Entrepreneurial Finance in Asia”, by Ang and Hong, In-progress


Research Advisor/ Co-research advisor to

  • Leon QIU Tianci, (leon.qiu.2019[at]phdgm.smu.edu.sg), PhD in Business (General Management)
  • Mikko Samuli NIEMELAE, (msniemelae.2018[at]dba.smu.edu.sg), Doctor of Business Administration