(1995 Current) Employment History (Academic, Business, Government, Other)

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1 Academic Qualifications DR. ROHIT KISHORE CURRICULUM VITAE 45 Domain Road, Suva, Fiji PO Box 17549, Suva Fiji Islands Ph: (679) : Cell: (679) PhD., University of Western Sydney - Australia Specialization in A-REIT Share Market Analysis 1994 M COM., University of New South Wales - Australia Major in Finance and Economics 1992 BSc., University of Technology Sydney - Australia Specialization in Land Economics and Valuation (1995 Current) Employment History (Academic, Business, Government, Other) Academic Career (1995 through August 2012) Most Recent Appointment: Senior Lecturer in Finance, School of Accounting and Finance (August st August 2012) I was appointed essentially to develop the undergraduate finance program. Before my joining, USP never offered any FM courses the finance major program. Over the 4-year period, I fully developed the undergraduate program and taught all the courses ranging from 100 to 300 levels. I also wrote and taught two postgraduate/masters (400 level finance subjects) in MCOM and MBA programs. Courses in the following areas were developed and taught by me: Financial Mathematics, Personal Financial Planning, Small Business Finance, Financial Market and Institutions, Portfolio Analysis and Investments, International Finance, Financial Risk Management and Corporate Finance and Special Issues Topics in Finance (Masters Course). Other Permanent Academic Positions ( ): Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the University of Western Sydney, University of Auckland and University of San Diego respectively. I also held two visiting fellow positions over the years. This was at the University of San Diego (before taking the permanent position) and European Business School, Frankfurt, Germany. Specialist Areas of Teaching Include: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Real Estate Finance and Investment Real Estate Valuation 1

2 Finance and Investment Analysis Real Estate Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Real Estate Investment Portfolio and Asset Management Development Feasibility and Risk Analysis Published Research Articles Include: 2012/13 Kishore, R., A Comparison of Bank Margin and Profitability. International Journal of Education Economics and Development (IJEED), forth coming Kishore, R (90%)., and Demas, D (10%)., An Examination of the Wealth Effect of REIT Shares due to the Introduction of Sarbanes Oxley Act: An Event Study Approach, Journal on Banking, Financial Services & Insurance Research (JBFSIR), Volume 1, Issue 3, pp: Kishore, R., Theory of Behavioral Finance and its Application to Property Market: A Change in Paradigm, Australian Property Journal, Vol: 38, pp Kishore, R., Significance of Seasonality, Size and BV/MV Effects: A Comparison Between Australian Stocks and Listed Property Trusts, Journal of Emerging Financial Services, ISBN: Newell, G., (50%) and Kishore. R., (50%) "Are Valuations an Effective Proxy for Property Sales? "The Valuer and Land Economist, Vol.: 35, No: 2, pp.: Kishore, R., "Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation Models: Determining Discount Rates From Capital Asset Pricing Model", The Valuer and Land Economist, Vol.: 34, No: 5, pp.: Kishore, R., "Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis in Property Investment Valuations", Journal of Property Valuation and Investment, Vol: 14, No: 3, pp: Working Papers 2009/10 Kishore, R., An Analysis of Diversification Benefits under Different Market Conditions, Working Paper One, To be submitted to the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management (JREPM). 2009/11 Kishore, R., Firm Size and Value Effects for A-REITS, Working Paper Two, To be submitted to Australian Property Journal (APJ). 2011/12 Kishore, R., Diversification Gains from the Inclusion of Listed Property Trusts in Australian Mixed-Asset Portfolios, Working Paper Three, To be submitted to Journal Real Estate Research (JRER). 2

3 Significant News Paper Articles. Kishore, R., How the Budget Can Drive the Planning Process. Fiji Times, 4 November Kishore, R., Global Economic Crisis: A Look into Way Forward, Proceedings of Fiji Australia Business Council Forum, 2 December Seminar Paper. Kishore, R., Liquidity Dries Up, Fiji Times, 4 February Kishore, R., and Prasad, B., A Critical Analysis of the Cooperatives in Fiji, Public Service Commission, 31 March Consultancy Report. Kishore, R., Secondary Markets: A Solution for Fiji, Fiji Times, 27 June University and School Committees and Task Forces President of the Association of USP Staff (AUSPS) Elected member of the Finance and Investment Committee (FIC). Staff representative on the Policy Review Committee. Acted as Head of School of Accounting and Finance at least twice SBA Undergraduate Committee I have been a member of various committees and task forces within the university environment Member of the re-structure committee for the undergraduate course by distance learning Chairperson for student disciplinary committee (June 2007 through August 2008) - Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources and Environment. Also acted as interim PS for Ministry of Commerce. This job demanded high level of leadership in the areas of policy development, ministerial direction and operation and staff development and management. It entailed the following activities: 1. Policy development and advice to the line-minister in the Cabinet. 2. Developed process and provided the knowledge necessary for local innovation on an equitable basis, and then created new local knowledge that was fed back into a dynamic self regenerative process in the ministries. 3. Using my international expertise and academic rigour, enhanced knowledge and experience in the ministries through collaboration with staff and solved many pending issues by directing appropriate human capital. 3

4 4. Provided effective management of government programs and supervision of staff, focusing on quality control and timely formulation of strategies and its implementation; 5. Provided strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with the Ministry of Finance s rules, regulations and guidelines. 6. Provided effective monitoring, measuring the impact of government programs and evaluation. 7. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programs. Following up on audit recommendations. All exceptions were timely reported. 8. Developed strategic development plans, annual corporate plans, annual business plans and individual work plans for the ministries. 9. Preparation of annual budget submission, etc. Consultancies ( ) I have conducted number of consultancies for private and government organizations such as AusAid, Government of Fiji and other organizations. Some of the recent examples include: 1. Independent Finance Advisor on the Negotiation of Contracts for road upgrading projects. These projects were financed by the Chinese Government via Exim Bank of China. Total value of contracts was $150 million dollars (2009/10). 2. Post Secondary Strategy (PSS) for the Pacific Sectoral Note on Business and Administration Sector, Project funded by AusAID, Completed in September Destination Survey of Pacific Secondary School Students Undertaking Tertiary Study. Project Funded by AusAID. Forecasting Student Enrollments, Together with Professor Paresh Narayan. 4. Review of Fiji Cooperatives and Small and Micro Enterprises Department. Project funded by Fiji Government, Completed in June Together with Professor Biman Prasad. 5. A Major Customer Survey for Telecom Fiji Limited (TFL). Project funded by TFL. Completed in June Board Directorships Deputy Chairperson for HFC from 2009 to August 2012 Compliance Chairman of FencFiji, Funding Poorest of the Poorest Children charitable foundation. This is a totally voluntary service. 4

5 Computer Expertise Financial Risk Analysis Software (E-views, BestFit, Riskview, Rats, SPSS and BMDP). Finance and Valuation Software packages (Cougar, Argus, Dyna) The Investment Portfolio Software (Markowitz Module, Performance Module, Equilibrium Module, Valuation Module, Bond Module, Option Module, Futures Module, and Statistics Module) Microsoft Office (advance knowledge in Word, Excel, Power Point and Access) Current Referees Associate Professor Charles Tu University of San Diego, Real Estate Department Telephone: (619) ; Professor Biman Prasad Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Telephone: ; Professor Paresh Narayan Faculty of Business and Law, Melbourne Campus Deakin University, Australia. Telephone: ; 5