Prof Alexsandro Lopes
Professor of Practice

Overview
Alexsandro's research and teaching interests are positioned in the interface between Financial Accounting and Financial Economics. Especial emphasis is given to how firms communicate with investors and other stakeholders, Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation, IFRS, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Valuation and Financial Accouniting Theory. He has a unique blend of experiences that include senior positions in academia, corporate sector and public policy. Currently, he is Executive Finance Director at Itau Unibanco and a Trustee of the IFRS Foundation. Previously Alexsandro was a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil and Member of the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum of the IASB. In academia he had positions at the London School of Economics, Arizona State University and University of São Paulo. His research has been published in journals such as The British Accounting Review, Emerging Markets Review, The International Journal of Accounting, The Journal of International Accounting Research among others.
Alexsandro is a Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA) and has degrees in both Accounting and Law from the University of São Paulo and a PhD in Accounting and Finance from MBS.
He can be contacted at alexsandro.lopes@manchester.ac.uk
Qualifications
PhD in Accounting and Finance, Manchester Business School.
Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA, CGMA)
B.Sc. in Accounting - University of São Paulo
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) - University of São Paulo
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Chartered Institue of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Institute of Directors (IoD)
American Accounting Association
American Finance Association
British Accounting and Finance Association
American Bar Asssociation
Brazilian Institute of Accountants
External positions
Advisory Panel Member, CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
2017 → …Member of the Board, IIRC
2015 → …Member of the Board, IRB Brasil Re
2013 → …Group Executive Finance Director, Itaú Unibanco
12 Apr 2012 → …Member of the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum, International Accounting Standards Board - IASB
3 Jun 2011 → …Areas of expertise
- HF5601 Accounting - IFRS, Corporate Reporting, Disclosure, Corporate Governance
Education / academic qualifications
- 2009 - Doctor of Philosophy, The Relation Between Firm-Specific Corporate Governance, Cross-Listing and the Informativeness of Accounting Numbers in Brazil, Alliance Manchester Business School (2004 - 2009)
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution