Wan Wan (Julia) Zhu
- Areas of expertise: Thesis Title: CEO succession in large U.S. listed banks: Do successor characteristics matter? Research Interests: Corporate Governance, CEO Succession, Banking
- Available to work from: 1st August 2019
- Email address: bnwz@leeds.ac.uk
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Job Market Paper
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Changes in US Bank Profitability and Risk Post-CEO Turnover: Does the leadership Experience of the New CEO Matter?
The study examines how CEO prior leadership experience affects long-term bank performance and risk after new CEO appointments. Based on a unique hand-built dataset of CEO succession events in large US commercial banks, the study offers robust evidence that CEO’s prior leadership experience improves long-term bank performance and reduces bank risk. The results also suggest that the performance and risk effect is mainly driven by the experience that is obtained from outside the bank group. In addition, the effect is mitigated by the diversification level of banks.
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Profile
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Qualifications
Masters degree from Xiamen University, China.
Prizes/Awards
Leeds University Business School PhD Scholarship, Leeds University Business School, October 2015 - September 2018.
Best Student Presentation Award, WRDTC/P 6th Annual Conference 2017, Sheffield, UK, June 2017
Conference Presentations
June 2018, IFABS 2018 Porto Conference, Porto, Portugal
June 2018, 2018 FMA European Conference, Kristiansand, Norway
April 2018, BAFA 2018 Annual Conference, London, UK
November 2017, BUIRA 5th PhD Symposium, Cardiff, Wales, UK
June 2017, WRDTC/P 6th Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK
July 2012, ICSSSM 2012 9th International Conference, Shanghai, China
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Research
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Thesis Title
CEO succession in large U.S. listed banks: Do successor characteristics matter?
Thesis Summary
The thesis examines CEO succession in large US banks. The first empirical analysis tests how CEO’s prior leadership experience affect post-succession bank performance and risk. The second empirical analysis focuses on internal successions and investigates what factors drive successor’s compensation change.
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Teaching
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Teaching Assistance Experience
LUBS1280 Mathematical Economics - Undergraduate
LUBS1245 Introductory Management Accounting - Undergraduate
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Publications
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Wanwan Zhu. Changes in US Bank Profitability and Risk Post-CEO Turnover: Does the Leadership Experience of the New CEO Matter? (Working Paper)
Wanwan Zhu. Does the Board Identify CEO Talent? Evidence from US Banks. (Working Paper)
Shun Cai, Wanwan Zhu, Zhaowei Miao. Achieving Supply Chain Agility through Inter-organization Knowledge Sharing: A Research-in-Progress. Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2012 9th International Conference, 2-4 July 2012: 829-834.
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Academic References
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Referee 1 Name: Professor Francesco Vallascas
Email: F.Vallascas@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Referee 2 Name: Professor Kevin Keasey
Email: K.Keasey@lubs.leeds.ac.uk