Dr Laura Achiro BPSM, MBA, PhD
Lecturer in Accounting
Laura Achiro is a Lecturer in Accounting in the Department of Accounting, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton. She is also the secretariat manager to the African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA). Laura has an MBA from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (Scotland) and recently completed her PhD from the University of Southampton (UK).
Laura previously worked in financial services as a Senior Relationship Manager, Assistant Vice President, and Business Credit officer in the Corporate and Investment Banking department at Citibank Uganda Limited. Prior to that, she was a Management Associate for the Africa division based in Citibank South Africa, where she undertook several short-term training assignments in different departments such as Credit risk, Global markets, Trade and Treasury Transaction Services, Corporate Finance, Finance, Operations and Corporate and Investment Banking. She underwent various trainings in different Citi franchises in London, Dubai, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia.Laura’s research interests are so far focused on corporate governance and performance measurement.
Primary Research Centre
Centre for Research in Accounting, Accountability and Governance (CRAAG)