Yupana Wiwattanakantang Joins the Board of ECGI

Announcement

Yupana Wiwattanakantang Joins the Board of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

ECGI is delighted to formally announce the appointment of Professor Yupana Wiwattanakantang to the Board of Directors. Professor Wiwattanakantang was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2020 and this appointment was ratified by the General Assembly of the ECGI members on 16 June 2020.
 
Professor Wiwattanakantang is Associate Professor of Finance at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Business School. Having studied in Thailand and Japan, she worked as a Professor at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (2000 - 2010) before joining NUS in 2010. She specialises in corporate governance and corporate finance research, with a focus on family firms and business groups. She has published in several journals including the Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.  

Speaking about the appointment, Professor Marco Becht, Executive Director & Fellow of ECGI, said; "Yupana is a valued member of the ECGI research network, having participated in many ECGI conferences, in addition to providing valuable insight and engaging with other members. The ECGI Board and executive team very much look forward to working with her in the coming years."

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Queries and comments may be directed to Elaine McPartlan at elaine.mcpartlan@ecgi.org