Professors

Farooq AHMAD

Associate Professor

Empirical Corporate Finance, Gouvernance d'entreprise, Mergers and Acquisitions

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Farooq AHMAD

Academy

Globalization

Research center

Finance & Accounting Insights on Risk and Regulation

Location

Lille

Discipline

Finance

Farooq is an Associate Professor of Finance at SKEMA Business School. His research interests are in Empirical Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, International Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, National Culture, Labor Market Institutions, and CEO Behavior. He has presented his research at major conferences including WFA, EFA, SFS Cavalcade, CICF, NFA and FMA meetings. His work has been published in the Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Banking & Finance. He has received Best Paper awards in 2022 and 2017 at the French Finance Association (AFFI) annual meeting and finalist for the Best Paper award in 2018 at the FMA Asia-Pacific meeting. He is also a recipient of the 2022 "Best Scholar" and "Most Productive Scholar" awards at SKEMA Business School. He holds a PhD degree in Finance jointly from the Université Lille 2 and Skema Business School, MS in Business Administration from IAE de Lyon, University of Lyon III France, MBA (Finance) and BBA from the IIUI Islamabad Pakistan. He has been visiting scholar at the Foster Business School, University of Washington, United States. He has professional experience of 4 years in Internal Audit.

Education
2016
Ph.D. in Finance, Université de Lille, France
2011
Master in Management Science, IAE Lyon, France
2006
MBA in Business Administration, International Islamic University, Pakistan
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2021
Associate Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
2019 - 2021
Assistant Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
2016 - 2019
Assistant Professeur, IÉSEG School of Management, France
Other academic affiliations and appointments
2015 - 2016
Visiting PhD Student, Foster School of Business - University of Washington, United States of America
2014 - 2016
Attaché Temporaire d'Enseignement et de Recherche, Université de Lille, France
2012 - 2014
Adjunct Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
Other professional experiences
2006 - 2010
Manager - Internal Audit, Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan
Research grants, Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2022
Most productive Scholar Award, SKEMA Business School, France
2022
Best Scholar Award, SKEMA Business School, France
2022
Best Paper in Corporate Finance, French Finance Association (AFFI), France
2018
Finalist of FMA Asia Pacific Conference Best Paper Award, Financial Management Association
2017
Best Paper in "Finance, Ethics and Sustainability", French Finance Association (AFFI), France
2016
First Prize of Excellent Thesis, Second International Academic Conference in Chinese Management, China
Research Grants
2016
Research Grant, Region Nord-Pas De Calais, France
2015
Research Grant, Université de Lille, France
Other research activities
Reviewer for:
Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, Southern Economic Journal, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Economic Modelling, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Finance Research Letters, Emerging Markets Review
Organization of a conference or a research seminar
2023
SKEMA Corporate Restructuring Conference, France
Other academic activities
2024
French Finance Association (AFFI) Annual Meeting, France
2023
Scientific Committee Member of French Finance Association (AFFI), France
2022
Scientific Committee Member of French Finance Association (AFFI), France

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