Paul R. Mather

Paul Rohan Mather
Nationality Sri Lanka Sri Lankan, Australia Australian
Occupation Accountant, University Professor
Title Professor of Accounting and Finance

Professor Paul Rohan Mather is a Sri Lankan-born Australian who is Professor of Accounting and Finance, School of Accounting, La Trobe University, Australia. [1]

S Thomas College 1st XV Rugby Football Team 1974 Standing L to R Pat Jacob, Chandana Williams, Anomal de Soysa, Jayanath Karunaratne, Sepala Jayasinghe, Loka Thilakaratne, Mahesa (Tarzan) Abeynaike, Devaka Fernando, Wilhelm Bogtstra, CC Ching Seated Lto R Mr Quentin Israel (Coach), PL Munasinghe, Paul R. Mather, Ranil de Soyza, Peter Vanniasingham(Captain) Mr SJ Anandanayagam (Warden) Mohan Hallock, S Anandakrishna, Stefan D'Silva, Mr Lassie Abeywardena (Master in Charge)

School education

Mather was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia from 1963 to 1974 where he was House Prefect, School Prefect, Captain of Swimming, Vice – Captain of Basket-ball, Water-Polo and was awarded college colours in 1st XV Rugby (Playing under the captaincy of Peter Vanniasingham alongside Stefan D'Silva, PL Munasinghe and Professor Devaka Fernando), Swimming, Water Polo and Basket-ball. His teachers and house masters in the boarding school included Rev Duleep De Chickera and Quentin Israel.

University and professional education

He obtained an MA in Accounting and Finance University of Lancaster UK, PhD in Accounting and Finance from Monash University in additions to Fellowships in accounting such as FCA (England and Wales) and FCPA.

He has been Associate Dean (Research Degrees) in the Faculty of Business and Economics and an Associate Professor at Monash University, Melbourne while also holding visiting appointments at the London School of Economics and the University of Liverpool Management School. He is a member of CPA Australia's Divisional Board Corporate Committee.

He is a Professor in the School of Accounting at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia; and Director of the School's Ph.D. Program

Research

Mather has published research on debt contracting processes, the role of corporate governance in mitigating agency problems, behavioral research in accounting as well as the earnings, impression management of financial information, technical default in private debt markets, the economic circumstances surrounding the use of covenants in private debt contracts and the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on the quality of management earnings forecasts.

Mather has published in peer reviewed journals such as Abacus, Accounting and Business Research, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Accounting and Finance and the British Journal of Management.[2]

Honours and awards

He has been awarded the best paper awards for publications in the Accounting Research Journal and JASSA, the Journal of the Securities Institute of Australia and he received a Dean's Commendation for Teaching Excellence at Monash University.

Voluntary activities

Mather is a level 2 accredited ARU coach who has been coach to the Harlequin Rugby club and the Victorian Junior State teams. He has also assisted his alma mater S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia by conducting rugby coaching workshops in Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul R. Mather". businessperspectives.org. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  2. ↑ The use of financial covenants in Australian private debt contracts Paul Rohan Mather. books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  3. ↑ "FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSOR - Professor Paul Rohan Mather By Arasu Saravanamuttu.". stcg62group.org. Retrieved 2011-12-15.