Prof. Amon Chizema

Amon Chizema was born in Zimbabwe and has lived in France, Botswana, and the UK. He holds a PhD in Corporate Governance from Loughborough University, UK. Currently, Amon is Professor of Corporate Governance and International Business at Loughborough University. He is also the Director of Internationalisation at Loughborough Business School. Previously he was Professor of Corporate Governance and Strategy at the University of Birmingham. He is also Professor Extraordinaire at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, South Africa.
He was Head of the International Business, Strategy and Innovation Department at Loughborough University (2011 to 2015) and Director of Research for the Department of Strategy and International Business at the University of Birmingham (2015 to 2019).
His research interests lie at the intersection of corporate governance and strategic leadership. His research work has been published in several world-leading academic journals including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Banking and Finance and Corporate Governance: An International Review. Amon has spoken at several academic and professional conferences and consulted for several firms and organisations including the African Union.