Professor George Alexandridis
Professor of Corporate Finance
Director of Teaching & Learning Strategic Projects and
Head of Pre-Experience Postgraduate Programmes, Henley Business School

Specialisms
- Mergers and Acquisitions,
- Corporate Finance,
- Shipping Finance and Investment
Location
George is a Professor of Corporate Finance at the ICMA Centre. He is the Director of T&L Strategic Projects and Head of Pre-Experience Postgraduate Programmes at Henley Business School. He serves as a member of the Business School’s Executive Committee. George has oversight of Henley’s portfolios of Pre-Experience Masters and Post-Experience Open (Non-qual) Executive Education programmes. He is also spearheading strategic initiatives for Henley Business School including foundation and pre-study course offerings, the government-funded Help to Grow management programme and is involved in the development of online degrees and the implementation of digital technologies in programme portfolios.
George previously served as Postgraduate Programme Area Director of Finance Masters at the ICMA Centre where he pioneered teaching and learning innovations aimed at enhancing the student experience. Prior to joining Henley Business School in 2009, he was a Lecturer and Deputy Director of MSc Finance Programmes at Durham Business School.
George has established collaborations with universities and corporate organisations around the world. He also acts as an independent investment advisor while he has appeared as a commentator on financial and political issues on national television and in the press including BBC World, BBC News, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, LeMonde and The Times. He is an affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI) and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). He holds a BSc in Business Finance and Economics and an MA in Economics and Finance from the University of East Anglia and an MSc in International Money, Finance and Investment and a PhD in Finance from Durham University.
George’s research focuses primarily on corporate finance and in particular mergers and acquisitions (M&As), corporate governance and corporate social responsibility and has been published extensively in leading international journals including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Management and Transportation Research. His research is also frequently presented in major conferences around the globe and has won a number of international awards. George acts as a referee for academic journals including Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, the European Journal of Finance and Transportation Research and also serves as a member of several conference Programme Committees.
George’s teaching interests are in the area of corporate finance and investment banking. He has a passion for digital transformation and bringing real-world, hands-on applications to the classroom, aiming to enhance students' career development and outcomes.
Henley faculty authors:
Professor George AlexandridisHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis John A. Doukas- Christos P. MavisHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Manolis G. Kavussanos- Chi Y. Kim- Dimitris A. Tsouknidis- Ilias D. VisvikisHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Satya Sahoo- Dong-Wook Song- Ilias VisvikisHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Nikolaos Antypas- Nickolaos TravlosHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Ilias Visvikis- Satya SahooHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Manish SinghHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Kathleen Fuller- Lars Terhaar- Nickolaos TravlosHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Christos F. Mavrovitis- Nickolaos G. TravlosHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis D. Petmezas- N.G. TravlosHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis A. Antoniou- H. ZhaoHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Antonios Antoniou- Dimitris PetmezasHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Antonios Antoniou- Huainan ZhaoInternational Maritime Trade
This module is the building block of the programme's maritime component in Term 1. The focus is on the global patterns in international trade, the characteristics of the main commodities...
Past Events
International Association of Maritime Economists Conference
Financial Management European Conference
Education Exhibitions
EFMA conference
Consolidation in the shipping industry: The way forward?
Most recent news & media
Older news & media
Does Firing a CEO Pay Off?, With J.Doukas and C.Mavis
Financial Management European Conference, Glasgow, 2019 | Best paper award
Corporate Financial Leverage and M&As Choices: An Empirical Analysis of the Shipping Industry, with A.Gulnur, N.Antypas and I.Visvikis
International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, Athens, 2019
Investment Efficiency in the Transportation Industry, with E.Fung and I.Visvikis
International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, Athens, 2019
The Impact of Credit Rating Distance on Mergers and Acquisitions. With Z. Huang and I.Oikonomou
World Finance and Banking Conference ,Taiwan, 2018 | Best paper award
Price Discovery between Commodity and Shipping Markets: A Dynamic Multi-Factor Model Approach. with J.Angelopoulos, S.Sahoo and I.Visvikis
International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, Kenya, 2018 | Best paper award
Financial Hedging and Corporate Investment: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions, with Y.Zeng and Z. Chen.
European Financial Management, Greece, 2017
Financial Management, US, 2017
Financial Management, Asia, 2017, Best Paper Award Finalist
American Accounting Association, US, 2017 | Presented
Economic Information Transmission and Liquidity between Shipping Derivatives Markets: New Evidence from Freight Derivatives
International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, Germany, 2017
Financial Engineering and Banking Society Annual Conference, Greece, 2016
The Impact of Corporate Cultural Diversity on Mergers and Acquisitions, with Z. Huang, I. Oikonomou and A. Hoepner
European Financial Management, Switzerland, 2016
Financial Management, US, 2016
Behavioural Finance Working Group, Queen Mary University, UK, 2016
International Finance and Banking Society, Spain, 2016
Does CEO Turnover Improve Investment Performance, with J. Doukas and C. Mavis
Southern Finance Association, US, 2014
Financial Management, US, 2014
European Financial Management, UK, 2013
Target Size, Acquisition Premiums and Shareholder Gains, with Fuller, K., Terhaar, L., and Travlos, N.
Financial Management Association Asian Conference, 2012
European Financial Management Association, 2011
Southwestern Finance Association, US, 2011
Gains from M&As Around the World: New Evidence, with Travlos, N., and Petmezas, D
Midwest Finance Association Conference, US, 2010
Southern Finance Association Conference, US, 2009
Southwestern Finance Association, US, 2009, Best Paper Award
European Finance Association Conference, 2008
European Financial Management Association Conference, 2008
Specialisms
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Finance
- Shipping Finance and Investment