Thu Ha TRAN, Ph.D Assistant Professor in Finance [email protected]

Thu Ha TRAN est titulaire d’un Doctorat en Sciences Economiques de l’Université de Limoges depuis 2018. Ses activités de recherche s’inscrivent une part dans le domaine de l’économie bancaire et d’autre part dans le domaine de la gouvernance d’entreprise. Son programme de recherche porte sur la composition des conseils d’administration qui permettrait d’avoir une gouvernance d’entreprise effective, et ce dans le cadre des frmes fnancières et non-fnancières. Elle enseigne des matières en Sciences Economiques et en Finance depuis 2016. Elle possède une expérience professionnelle dans le secteur bancaire au Vietnam.

Research Interests ▪ Banking economics, Bank risk taking, Bank Regulation ▪ Corporate governance: Board of Directors, Gender Equality, ESOP ▪ Corporate Social Responsibility

Teaching Area Interests ▪ Economics ▪ Banking Economics ▪ Corporate Finance ▪ Financial Markets, Risk Management

Academic Background ▪ 2020: Qualifcation for the functions of Associate Professor in section 06 (Management) ▪ 2018: Ph.D in Economics, University of Limoges. ▪ 2014: Master in Research “Bank: Risk and Markets”, University of Limoges

Courses Taught ▪ Economics: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics ▪ Banking Economics ▪ Corporate Finance ▪ Financial Markets, Risk Management, Bloomberg Academic Experience ▪ 2020 to present: Assistant Professor in Finance, Brest Business School. ▪ 2019-2020: Postdoctoral fellow, University Paris Nanterre. ▪ 2017-2019: « Attaché temporaire d'enseignement et de recherché (ATER) » contract, University of Limoges. ▪ 2014-2017: PhD in Economics, Univeristy of Limoges.

Presentation of Refereed Papers ▪ « An alternative Z-score measure for downside bank insolvency risk », in collaboration with Laetitia Lepetit (University of Limoges) and Frank Strobel (University of Birmingham), Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming (https:// doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2020.1739222). (CNRS 4/FNEGE 4). ▪ « Les déterminants de la présence d’administrateurs minoritaires dans les banques avec un actionnariat concentré », Revue Economique, forthcoming. (CNRS 2)

Refereed Proceedings ▪ « Implications for bank risk when directors are related to minority shareholders” – in collaboration with Thierno Barry, Laetitia Lepetit (University of Limoges) and Frank Strobel (University of Birmingham), submission for Journal of Financial Services Research.

Working papers ▪ « Minority directors and capital structure adjustments in closely-held banks» - in collaboration with Isabelle Distinguin and Laetitia Lepetit (Université de Limoges), March 2020. ▪ « Impact of minority directors on bank income smoothing » - in collaboration with Laetitia Lepetit (Université de Limoges) and Frank Strobel (University of Birmingham), February 2020. ▪ « Do female directors ameliorate corporate social performance? » – in collaboration with Phan Huy Hieu Tran (University of Limoges), March 2020. ▪ «Can female directors prevent frm misconduct ?” – in collaboration with Laetitia Lepetit (Université de Limoges) and Frank Strobel (University of Birmingham), March 2020. ▪ « Impacts of ESOP on bank risk taking » – in collaboration with Laetitia Lepetit and Phan Huy Hieu Tran (University of Limoges), December 2020.

Funded Research ▪ “Optimal Bank Board Structure: Finding the right ft for all stakeholders”, research contract AAP Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, period 2018-2021 under the direction of Laetitia Lepetit – the University of Limoges, in collaboration with the University of Pau, France and the University of Birmingham, The UK, funded amount of 171.947€.

Service to the School (Promotion, Development, Research) ▪ Head of Modules: International Economics, Statistics and Data Analysis, Organisation of Financial Markets, Relationship with the client and banking process, Risk Management. ▪ Students Recruitment ▪ Master Thesis Supervisor

Academic Conference: Discussant/ Peer-Reviewer/ Chair ▪ 36th International Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, 12-14 June 2019, University of Franche Comté, Besançon, France. ▪ 35th International Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, 7-8 June 2018, Sciences Po Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France. ▪ Southern Finance Association (SFA) Annual Meeting, 15-18 November 2017, Key West, Florida, the US. ▪ Financial Management Association International (FMA) Annual Meeting, 11-14 October 2017, Boston, the US. ▪ 34th International Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, 5-6 July 2017, University Paris Nanterre, Paris, France. ▪ 2017 Bank Colloquium for Junior Researchers, 28 June 2017, Limoges, France. ▪ Association Française de Finance (AFFI) Conference, 31 May – 2 June 2017, Valence, France. ▪ Portsmouth-Fordham Conference in Banking & Finance, 24-25 September 2016, University of Portsmouth Business School, Portsmouth, the UK. ▪ 33rd International Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, 7-8 July 2016, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Non-academic articles ▪ « Banques: les principaux actionnaires ont tout intérêt à intégrer des administrateurs minoritaires » – The Conversation, December 2020.

Reviewer: Ad Hoc Reviewer ▪ Applied Economics ▪ International Economics ▪ Review of Managerial Science

Membership ▪ Association Française de Science Economique (AFSE)