Professor Irene-marie Esser

Professor Irene-marie Esser

Sir Alexander Stone Chair in Commercial Law

University of Glasgow

About

Professor Irene-marie Esser holds the Sir Alexander Stone Chair in Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow, School of Law. She is a leading scholar in corporate governance, company law, and ESG, with extensive international experience spanning the United Kingdom, South Africa, India, Australia, Germany, and Spain.

She serves as Senior Advisor to the Institute of Directors (IoD) Centre for Corporate Governance and is a member of the Board of the Global Research Foundation for Corporate Governance (India) and a board member at the Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa. Her research focuses on comparative corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, directors' duties, and the intersection of corporate purpose with sustainability.

Current Positions

University of Glasgow

Sir Alexander Stone Chair in Commercial Law, School of Law

Institute of Directors (IoD), UK

Senior Advisor, Centre for Corporate Governance

Stellenbosch University

Extraordinary Professor, Department of Mercantile Law

National Law University Jodhpur, India

Distinguished Visiting Professor

Research Interests

Corporate Governance Company Law Corporate Social Responsibility ESG Directors' Duties Stakeholder Engagement Corporate Purpose Board Diversity Comparative Law

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