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CHENG Nam Sang

Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Accounting (Practice)
School of Accountancy SOA

Dr Cheng Nam Sang, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, has a good mix of industrial and academic experience.  Prior to joining SMU in July 2008, he was involved in fund raising and mergers & acquisitions advisory work and had held senior positions (COO, CFO, and audit and remuneration committees’ chairman) in Singapore listed companies. His audit experience from one of the big four accountancy firms at its UK and Singapore offices provided him with solid foundation and a wide range of industrial exposure for his career advancement. 

Dr Cheng has also taught in National University of Singapore and University of Bradford where he got his PhD while having a full-time post there.  He has published a number of quality academic papers including those in Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Managerial & Decision Economics, and Journal of Accounting Education.  

Education

PhD, University of Bradford, UK
MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, UK
BSc (Hons), University of Warwick, UK
FCA (ICAEW)
FCPA, Australia
CA Singapore

Research Interests

Capital Markets and Accounting Information
Corporate Governance
Credit Management
Mergs and Acquisitioners

Teaching Interests

Corporate Finance
Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Management Accounting

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