Pang Yang Hoong
Professor of Accounting
Dean, School of Accountancy, SMU



Pang Yang Hoong was a member of the planning team at SMU, and has been Dean, School of Accountancy, SMU since 1 September 2000. On 1 June 2004, she was appointed the Vice Provost (Undergraduate) of SMU.

Upon graduation from the then University of Singapore in 1976 with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons), Yang Hoong joined the international audit firm of Peat Marwick, Mitchell & Co, where she worked for three years as an audit senior. Having obtained her qualification as a CPA, she became a member of the faculty of the School of Accountancy, University of Singapore, in 1979. She obtained her Master of Economics, majoring in Accounting and Finance, at Monash University in Clayton, Australia, in 1982. She completed her PhD in Accounting at Queen’s University, Canada in 1991. Prior to joining SMU, she was the Director of the PhD Programme, founding editor of the Accounting & Business Review, and the Head of the Division of Auditing & Taxation at the School of Accountancy & Business, Nanyang Technological University. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in financial accounting, corporate reporting and disclosure, and accounting theory. Her research interests are in issues relating to corporate disclosures, accounting and the law, and corporate governance. She is a Council Member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAS). She also sits on their Accreditation Committee and Board of Education and Examiners. She was appointed Board Member of the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) in April 2007 and is also a member of the Public Accountants Oversight Committee (PAOC).

In December 2008, she was also appointed to the Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (CDAS) by the Minister of Finance. CDAS aims to position Singapore as the leading international centre in Asia for accountancy services and professionals.In April 2009, Professor Pang was also appointed to the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) Board of Governors by the Ministry of Education.