Izan Izan

Izan completed her Bachelor of Economics degree with first class honours at Monash University and completed her MBA and PhD degrees at the Graduate School of Business (now named Chicago Booth), University of Chicago.

Her first academic appointment after completing her PhD was as a lecturer at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of New South Wales.

Izan first joined UWA in 1981. In 1990, she became the first woman in Australia to be appointed Professor in the disciplines of accounting and finance. She served as Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance from January 1994 to December 1999. She left UWA to take up an appointment as Executive Dean of the Division of Business, IT and Law at Murdoch University in April 1999, but returned to UWA in June 2000.

In 2004, Izan was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. In 2011, the Australian Learning and Teaching Council awarded her a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

At UWA, Izan has served as Chair of the University’s Academic Promotions Committee and Deputy Chair of the Academic Board. She was the Inaugural Chair of the Board of Studies for the Bachelor of Commerce.

Izan has previously served as a director of AlintaGas (including serving as Chair of the Audit Committee) and the Black Swan Theatre Board (and member of the Finance Committee), and was the inaugural chair of Arts WA's Arts Venture Capital Board. She is currently Deputy Chair of the Board of Unicredit and chairs the Board’s Remuneration and Conditions Committee.

E/Professor Izan served as Deputy Dean of the UWA Business School from 2003 to September 2013, and played a key role in the School’s international accreditation processes. The School is currently the only one in WA to be accredited through EQUIS, the European Quality Improvement System, and AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

She retired from the University in July 2014, and was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal in March 2015 for her service contributions.

Education

Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours), Monash University (Clayton, Victoria, Australia), 1973
Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1976 PhD, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 1978

Winthrop Professor Izan Izan, Dr Martin Bugeja, Winthrop Professor Raymond Da Silva Rosa 2011, 'Schemes of Arrangement vs Takeovers - Implications of the Choice for Shareholders & Directors', ARC Discovery Projects.

Dr Raymond da Silva Rosa, Professor Izan Izan, Dr Martin Bugeja 2006, “DP0772702 - The Role of Directors in Corporate Takeovers”, ARC Discovery Projects, Funds Approved: $179,000.00. RFCD:

Professor Kenneth Clements, Professor Izan Izan, A/Prof G Selvanathan 2002, “Stochastic Index Numbers and Their Application in Accounting, Economics and Finance”, ARC Discovery Projects, Funds Approved:$126,000.00. RFCD:

Australian Research Council Collaborative Research Grant, with the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), 1994 – 1996 totalling $394,000 (with matching funds from the ASX). (with P Brown, T Walter, M Aitken)

Mechanism C Grant 1994, $142,000 (with P Brown)

Australian Research Council for a study on Executive Compensation, 1991 and 1992, ($46,000).

University of Western Australia, Individual Research Grant for a study on Costs of Central Services in Higher Education, 1991. (with P Brown and P Robinson). ($26,000).

Australian Research Council for a study on Incentive Plans and Corporate Performance, 1992. (with P Brown and R Wood). ($32,000).

The Reserve Bank of Australia Economic and Financial Research Grant, 1981 for a study on Corporate Failure in Australia. ($4,000)

The Reserve Bank of Australia Economic and Financial Research Grant, 1982 for a study on the Measurement of Inflation in Australia. (with K W Clements). ($4,000).

University of Western Australia, Special Research Grant, 1988. ($4,200).

University of Western Australia, Individual Research Grant for a study on Costs of Central Services in Higher Education, 1991. (with P Brown and P Robinson). ($26,000).

2003 – 2013 Deputy Dean, UWA Business School

2009 - 2013 Chair, Board of Studies, Bachelor of Commerce

2000 - 2004 Professor, and Director of Doctoral Programs, Graduate School of Management, University of Western Australia

2001 - 2002 Deputy Chair, Academic Board, UWA

1999 - 2000 Executive Dean, Division of Business, Information Technology and Law, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA

1994 - 1999 Professor and Head of Department, Department of Accounting and Finance, UWA

1990 - 1993 Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, UWA 1986 - 1990 Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, UWA

1985 - 1986 Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, UWA 1981 - 1984 Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, UWA

1979 - 1981 Lecturer, Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales

1974 Audit Assistant, Peat Marwick Mitchell, Sydney

Investment Analysis Corporate Finance Theory
Research Methods in Accounting and Finance