Dimitris Petmezas
Professor, Chair in Finance, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK.
Education:
- BA in Economics, Aristotle's University;
- MSc in Finance and Investment with Distinction, Durham University;
- Ph.D. in Finance, Durham University.
Professor Dimitris Petmezas is Chair in Finance. Prior to taking up this position he was a Reader and Senior Lecturer in Finance at Surrey Business School (ex-School of Management) and also held the position of Lecturer at Durham Business School. He is a visiting-academic in several European Business Schools teaching in EMBA, MBA and MSc programs. Professor Petmezas has also been invited to deliver speeches in several Universities in Europe and China. He is an independent M&A advisor and he has also worked as a stock market analyst.
Professor Petmezas’ main research interests lie in the area of Corporate Finance and, more specifically, in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). His current research focuses on the role of financial and informational intermediaries, as well as corporate governance, in M&As. His research also looks into factors that affect value creation for shareholders in M&A activity and its relation with behavioral issues such as managerial overconfidence. Additionally, Professor Petmezas is interested in SEOs.
He has published extensively in top international journals including the Journal of Finance, Financial Management, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. His research has been featured on the programs of various US and European conferences and quoted in widely read international media, such as the Financial News. Professor Petmezas also serves as an ad-hoc referee in several academic journals and acts as an external examiner in a number of academic institutions.
