Dr. Yuan Ding is Professor of Accounting at CEIBS. Prior to joining CEIBS, he was a tenured faculty member of HEC School of Management, Paris, France. He is the Academic Deputy President, Research Centre of Complex Data analysis of Beihang University, Beijing, China, and member of European Accounting Association, French Accounting Association and American Accounting Association. He is also Editorial Board Member of Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, The International Journal of Accounting, Global Perspectives on Accounting Education Journal, Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies and China Journal of Accounting Research (中国会计学刊).
Dr. Ding received his PhD in Accounting from the Institute of Enterprises Administration at the University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, France. He also holds a Master's in Enterprises Administration from the University of Poitiers, France. Dr. Ding's research has been published in Accounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, European Accounting Review, Abacus, The International Journal of Accounting, Review of Accounting and Finance, Advances in International Accounting, Issues in Accounting Education, Managerial Finance, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, Corporate Governance: An International Review, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance and several leading French academic journals. His current research is focused on intangibles, international accounting harmonization, earnings management, analyst forecasts, corporate governance issues, and accounting reform in China.
Dr. Ding has been giving lectures in financial accounting, financial statement analysis, international accounting and corporate governance at the level of Master’s of Science in Management, MBA, EMBA and PhD in Europe and in China. He has also consulted with, designed and delivered in-company special and open executive education programs in China and in Europe. In CEIBS, he co-founded the first CFO open program in China in 2005 and gets involved in many top executive programs co-organized with Harvard, Wharton, INSEAD, New York University, London School of Economics, IESE and HEC Paris. He has received the CEIBS Teaching Excellence Award in 2005 and 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he was elected by EMBA graduates as one of the most admired CEIBS professors.
Prof. Ding provides frequently consulting services for many multinationals and Chinese companies in the areas of financial communication, corporate governance, cost control system designing, investment and M&A. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of several major Chinese listed firms and financial institutions.
