Professor George Alexandridis
Professor of Corporate Finance
Director of Strategic Projects
Head of Pre-Experience Postgraduate Programmes
Co-Director of Henley Careers and Professional Development
Specialisms
- Mergers and Acquisitions,
- Corporate Finance,
- Shipping Finance and Investment
Location
George is a Professor of Corporate Finance at the ICMA Centre. He is part of the Business School’s Senior Management team and a member of its Executive committee with a focus on growth, innovation and commercial operations.
George has oversight of Henley’s portfolios of Masters programmes and Post-Experience Open (Non-qual) Executive Education programmes, while he also serves as the Director of strategic projects, spearheading a number of strategic initiatives for Henley. These include foundation and pre-study course offerings, online programmes, the development of a new student experience Hub, global rankings, and the implementation of digital technologies in programme portfolios. More recently, George was also appointed co-Director of Henley Careers, leading the transformation of the service to meet the needs of a diverse student base on employability and the future of work.
George is known as a visionary who constantly challenges the status quo and believes technological disruption and innovation have a key role play in the future of the higher education sector. During his career, he has pioneered several innovations and products aiming at enhancing teaching quality and the student experience. He has a passion for digital transformation and the integration of employability and personal skills in programme curricula, aiming to change how students think about their career development. This philosophy has led to a record 98% employability and 96% programme satisfaction, among Henley Masters’ graduates in 2022, according to the Henley career outcomes survey.
As part of his senior management role, George is a member of several University of Reading committees including the Global Engagement Strategy board and the recruitment and admissions steering group, representing Henley Business School.
In the partnerships space, he 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 is considered a leading authority in the areas of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions (M&As), corporate governance and corporate social responsibility and has been published extensively in prominent international journals including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Management and Transportation Research. His research has been quoted over 1,500 times (Google Scholar), is frequently presented in major conferences around the globe and has won a number of international awards. George acts as a referee for key Finance journals including Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, and European Financial Management, while he has also served as a member of conference programme committees.
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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 Manish SinghHenley faculty authors:
Professor George Alexandridis Ilias Visvikis- Satya SahooHenley 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:
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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
Location
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