FINANCIAL PLANNING STANDARDS BOARD NAMES NOMINATING COMMITTEE TO SELECT CANDIDATES FOR 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DENVER, CO -- 8 November 2011 – At its semi-annual meeting in Washington, D.C. last week, Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), owner of the CFP, Certified Financial Planner and CFP Logo Marks outside the United States, named seven individuals to serve on its 2012 Nominating Committee. Three individuals were elected by the FPSB Council, an advisory and consulting body to FPSB’s Board of Directors comprised of representatives from 24 organizational members of FPSB; three were chosen by the FPSB Board of Directors; and the final member was FPSB Ltd.’s Chief Executive Officer (in an ex officio non-voting capacity).
The individuals named to the 2012 FPSB Nominating Committee are:
- Karen Schaeffer, CFP, Chairperson;
- Steve Helmich, FPSB Board Chairperson-elect;
- Tom Cross Brown, FPSB Board member;
- Ranjeet Mudholkar, Vice Chairman and CEO of FPSB India;
- Hong Xue, CEO of FPSB China;
- Jim Kraft, Chairperson of Financial Planning Standards Council; and
- Noel Maye, FPSB Ltd. CEO.
“Members of our Nominating Committee play a critical role in recruiting and evaluating candidates for leadership roles on the FPSB Board of Directors,” said Corinna Dieters, 2011 FPSB Board chairperson. “As FPSB looks to achieve its long-term vision of establishing financial planning as a distinct, global profession, the Nominating Committee will assist the Board by carefully assessing the candidates and presenting individuals with the best experience, skill sets and personal networks to lead FPSB toward its vision.”
To guide the FPSB Nominating Committee, FPSB’s Board of Directors will develop a set of desired attributes for prospective Board members in 2013. Beginning in April 2012, the Nominating Committee will seek candidates who best represent the Board’s desired criteria, screen those candidates and interview a short-list of candidates before making its final recommendations for the 2013 FPSB Board of Directors.
FPSB’s Board of Directors is responsible for: developing governing policies that address the broadest levels of all organizational decisions and situations; identifying needs and advocating on behalf of FPSB’s membership; and overseeing organizational performance and providing strategic guidance to FPSB’s chief executive officer. The preeminent standards-setting organization for competent and ethical financial planners, FPSB works with its network of 24 member organizations to develop, promote and enforce standards for more than 138,000 CFP professionals worldwide.
FPSB will finalize its selection of the incoming 2013 Board members at its October 2012 meeting in London. The chosen candidates will join a team of 11 volunteer Board members from Australia, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
About FPSB
FPSB manages, develops and operates certification, education and related programs for financial planning organizations to benefit the global community by establishing, upholding and promoting worldwide professional standards in financial planning. FPSB demonstrates its commitment to excellence with the marks of professional distinction – CFP, Certified Financial Planner and CFP Logo Mark. FPSB has a nonprofit member organization in the following 24 territories: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. By year-end 2011, FPSB expects approximately 140,000 individuals to hold the CFP certification worldwide. For more, visit fpsb.org. Follow FPSB at twitter.com/fpsb or facebook.com/fpsb1.
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