Two new faces on board as FPA reveals election results

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the results of its 2016 director elections, with two new faces joining the board and a third director winning re-election.

Alison Henderson and David Sharpe have been appointed as directors for the first time, while Mark O’Toole has been re-elected to serve a second term. All appointments are for three-year terms. Henderson, Sharpe and O’Toole are all Certified Financial Planners (CFPs)

In announcing the appointments to members, the FPA said Henderson has been a member of the FPA since 1985 and has previously served on the board’s legislation and regulation committee. It said Henderson “strongly supports the FPA’s push for high professional standards”.

It said Sharpe has been a member since 2003 and for the past two years has chaired the WA chapter. He is also a member of the board’s regional chapter committee.

O’Toole has been a member of the Deutsche Bank financial advisory board and the Godfrey Pembroke advisory board.

The new board of the FPA is as follows:

• Neil Kendall (chair) – appointed 2010
Managing director, Tupicoffs (own-AFSL)

• Delma Newton – appointed 2014
Principal, Total Portfolio Management (own-AFSL)

• Matthew Brown – appointed 2011
Practice principal, MiQ Private Wealth (Magnitude)

• Marisa Broome – appointed 2014
Managing director, Wealthadvice (own-AFSL)

• Philip Pledge – appointed 2009
Additional director

• Mark Rantall – appointed 2010
Additional director, formed chief executive officer

• Mark O’Toole – appointed 2015
Founder and managing director, Ascent Private Wealth (Godfrey Pembroke)

• Alison Henderson – appointed 2016
Financial planner, SWA Financial Planning (own-AFSL)

• David Sharpe – appointed 2016
Director, Globe Financial Planning (Capstone Financial Planning)

Julie Matheson’s final term has concluded and she leaves the board at the annual general meeting on 22 November.