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David Smith
Executive Dean of Law and Business

Professor David Smith is Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law and Business at ACU. Immediately prior to taking on this role, David was Dean of the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain at RMIT University. He previously held professorial appointments at the University of Queensland and Monash University. David is an internationally-recognised researcher in the field of management accounting, where he has published widely in leading accounting journals, and is an Editorial Board member of several leading accounting journals. He has received competitive external funding for his research from a variety of sources, including the ARC. He is a former Board member of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) and a former chair of the Chartered institute of Management Accountants Centre of Excellence (Australasia). He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand. 


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Associate Professor Dr Pandula Gamage
National Deputy Head of School

Dr.Gamage completed his PhD at La Trobe University, Master of Commerce degree (Accounting) at the University of Melbourne and the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education at Victoria University. Since commencing at ACU, Pandula has provided and continues to provide productive and sustained leadership in a range of areas. He has taught extensively in international programs including China, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. Dr Gamage also engages in high-impact research publishing in prestigious journals and received research grants linked with national professional accounting and finance associations. Prior to commencing his academic career, Pandula held managerial roles in the industry. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

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Honorary appointments

Dr Mindy Shoss - Honorary Fellow

The Hon Paul Lucas - Adjunct Professor

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Peter Faber Business School National Staff List

Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Dr Alexander Campbell - Head of Discipline

Dr Meg Mohammadian

Associate Professor Syed Fazal-e-Hasan

Professor Susan Dann AM

Associate Professor Kate Letheren

Associate Professor Samantha Murdy

Dr Usha Pappu

Dr Joanna Vogeley

Dr Murooj Yousef

Accounting and Finance

Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman - Head of Discipline

Associate Professor Dr Pandula Gamage 

Dr Jak Kakhkharov

Dr Adam Arian

Dr Andrea Giovannetti

Dr Victoria Obeng

HRM and Management

Dr Marzena Baker - Head of Discipline

Dr Sugumar Mariappanadar

Professor Jo Ingold

Dr Trajce Cvetkovski

Dr Felix Orole

Dr Bhaskar Purohit

Dr Betty Frino

Information Technology and Systems

Professor Niusha Shafiabady - Head of Discipline

Dr Walayat Hussain

Dr Mahmoud Bekhit

Dr Kamanashis Biswas

Dr Sr Thuy-Linh Nguyen

Dr Mehdi Rajaeian

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