Prof David Lont, who has been promoted to a
full professor of accountancy at the University of Otago,
says the university is strongly placed to boost its research
into the complex world of accounting and company behaviour.
Otago Vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg this week
announced the appointment of Prof Lont, who is an Otago
University graduate and of Ngai Tahu descent.
He was previously an associate professor at the university's
School of Business, and is a well-respected researcher in
quantitative accounting at Otago.
Prof Skegg said Prof Lont had already made excellent
contributions to research and teaching and had shown an
impressive commitment to the accounting profession.
Prof Lont said he was "very excited" about the promotion and
well aware that "it comes with a responsibility".
Prof Lont is incoming New Zealand president of the Accounting
and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand. He is
looking forward to the challenge of his new Otago role, and
to enhancing Otago's growing reputation for research in
quantitative accounting.
Recent financial crises provided further research
opportunities to help the investing public, regulators and
the profession better understand the environment they
operated in, he said.
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