Prof. Michael Firth started his career as an accountant with Poulsom & Co, a firm of chartered accountants. Subsequently he worked as an auditor for Whinney Murray (Ernst and Young) and as an investment analyst at Phillips and Drew (UBS Phillips and Drew). He has professional qualifications in accounting and finance and earned his PhD at Bradford University. Prof. Firth's first academic post was at the University of Stirling. Subsequent professional appointments were at Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Colorado, Lingnan University, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He rejointed Lingnan University as Chair Professor of Finance in 2007. He has held visiting positions at University of British Columbia, University of California at Los Angeles, China-Europe Management Institute (Beijing), China-Europe International Business School (Shanghai), Norges Handelshoyskole, Helsinki School of Economics, and Nanyang Technological University. Prof. Firth's research interests cover issues in accounting, auditing, economics, and finance. He has published seven books and more than 150 journal articles.