Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), owner of the international Certified Financial Planner certification program, seeks nominations for two open positions on FPSB’s Board of Directors beginning 1 April 2017. Nominations should be submitted to the FPSB Nominating Committee Coordinator at nominations@fpsb.org no later than 17:00h Mountain Daylight Time on 11 July 2016.
To be considered, nominees for FPSB’s 2017 Board of Directors are required to:
· Hold Certified Financial Planner certification and be in good standing with the FPSB member organization that certified them (one position);
. Demonstrated leadership and experience in governance;
· Be able to participate in English-language meetings; and
· Not be an office bearer with an FPSB member organization while sitting on the FPSB Board of Directors.
In addition, FPSB’s Nominating Committee will favor candidates:
· With developing/growth markets experience;
· With international business experience;
· Who are technology strategy thought leaders;
· Who will add geographic diversity to the existing Board (e.g., Asia.);
· Who will add gender diversity to the existing Board; and
· With large national/multi-national financial services firm experience.
“As FPSB looks to the future of the global financial planning profession, it is seeking global thinkers, people comfortable with changing business environments, and people familiar with the implications of technology and technology strategy,” said FPSB Board Chairperson Sanjay Sachdev, CFP. “In addition, FPSB seeks representatives on its Board of Directors that will add geographic and gender diversity, as well as complement and add to the existing Board skill sets and experiences.”
FPSB’s Board of Directors is responsible for: guiding the organization’s administration of its public interest mission and vision; 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 CEO. As the preeminent standards-setting organization for competent and ethical financial planners, FPSB works with its network of 26 member organizations to develop, promote and enforce standards for more than 161,000 CFP professionals worldwide.
FPSB will finalize its selection for the FPSB Board by January 2017. The chosen individuals will join other volunteer Board members from Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more on FPSB Board members’ duties and responsibilities, see the FPSB Board of Directors Member Job Description.
