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Ajay Kumar Pillai

Ajay Kumar Pillai

About

Specialization:
Strategic cost allocation, behavioural management accounting, corporate governance and curriculum innovation.

Qualification

UG Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India 1991
PG University of Surrey, UK,  2005
PHD OUM Malaysia,  Reg. 2029 (PhD pursuing)

Working Experience

Professional Overview

Featuring over 18 years of dedicated experience in higher education, management accounting instruction, corporate governance research, and academic leadership across international institutions. Background includes extensive tenure in university lecturing across multiple countries, program leadership in Finance, Economics, and International Business Management, and specialization in behavioral management accounting and strategic cost allocation. Recognized with fellowship status from AdvanceHE, UK, professional certifications from CIMA and ICSI, and continuous excellence in academic instruction.

Current Experience

  • Associate Lecturer & Academic Researcher | British University Vietnam (BUV)
  • Visiting Faculty | Faculty of Commerce and Management, Assam down town University (AdtU), India (Apr’2025 – Present)

Previous Experience

  • Teaching Fellow & Program Leader | British University Vietnam (BUV) (2020 – 2024)
    • Key Accomplishments: Served as Program Leader for International Business Management (2022–2024) and Finance and Economics (2021–2022); awarded 5-year institutional recognition (2020–2025).
  • Senior Lecturer & Academic Quality Lead | Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) (2008 – 2020)
    • Key Accomplishments: Served as Chairman of the Internal Exam Board (2010–2020), Academic Quality Lecturer for University of Bradford (2008–2015), and Local Program Director for MSc Finance with Grenoble Ecole de Management (2012–2015).
  • Adjunct Lecturer | Southern Cross University / MDIS (2010 – 2016)
  • Faculty Member (MBA & Degree Programs) | SCMS & SSTM, Kerala, India (July 2006 – July 2008)

 

Research

• Strategic cost allocation
• Curriculum innovation
• Corporate Governance

Awards & Achievements

  • 5-Year Long Service Recognition Award | British University Vietnam (BUV)

    (2020 – 2025)

     

  • MDIS Staff Incentive Award | Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)

    • Recipient of the annual staff incentive award across consecutive years of service.

       

  • Cash Award for Outstanding Research Publication | SCMS School of Technology and Management, India

    • Awarded for the published research paper: Pillai, A.K. (2007). Behavioural Considerations of Cost Allocation in Indian Industry: An Empirical Examination. Indore Management Journal, 2(1), 56-66. (ISSN: 0975-1653)