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New York University Stern School of Business Professor David Yermack will explain the financial effects of CEOs' holidays in a public lecture at The University of Western Australia's Business School.

Professor Yermack, a visiting professor at the UWA Business School , will present his findings on trends in news announcements made by public companies before, during and after chief executives go on holiday.

He will also explain how these patterns in public announcements can create trading opportunities for investors.

Professor David Yermack is the Albert Fingerhut Professor of Finance and Business
Transformation at New York University Stern School of Business. He specialises in executive compensation, executive stock options, boards of directors, corporate finance, corporate governance, sports economics and law and finance.

Professor Yermack's lecture is titled "Identifying and profiting from the vacation schedules of major company CEOs."

The public lecture will be held on Wednesday, 27 March at 6:00pm in the UWA Business School.

Public registrations : business.uwa.edu.au/school/specialeventregistration

Media registrations : [email protected] or (08) 6488 1346

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Verity Chia (UWA Business School)    (+61 8) 6488 1346