FP Canada™ Board of Directors
FP Canada’s Board of Directors works on behalf of the Canadian public, FP Canada certificants and other stakeholders to ensure that FP Canada’s purpose—to champion better financial wellness for all Canadians by advancing professional financial planning—is realized.
The Board is composed of 11 individuals with varied backgrounds that are relevant to achieving FP Canada’s purpose. Currently, the Board’s specific composition includes:
- Four Certified Financial Planner® professionals;
- One Qualified Associate Financial Planner™ professional;
- Two public directors;
- Two directors-at-large; and
- Two financial planners (Pl. Fin.) licensed in the province of Québec.
Candidates for the Board are recommended by the Board Development Committee. Board members are not compensated for their work, and serve up to two, three-year terms. The Board appoints a Chair from within its ranks each year.
Ronald P. Harvey
Chair, Certified Financial Planner
Retired Executive
Ottawa, ON
Teresa Black Hughes
Vice-Chair, Certified Financial Planner
Financial Advisor and Portfolio Manager
RGF Integrated Wealth Management
Vancouver, BC
Christopher Dewdney
Certified Financial Planner
Principal
Dewdney & Co.
Toronto, ON
Yves L. Giroux
Pl. Fin.
Vice President of Multi-Network Business Development
Desjardins Financial Security
Toronto, ON
Susan Howe
Certified Financial Planner
Director, Financial Planning
RBC Financial Planning
Calabogie, ON
Moira Klein-Swormink
Director-at-Large
Principal, Branch Development
Edward Jones Canada
Mississauga, ON
Winston Maharaj
Public Director
Retired Executive
Winnipeg, MB
Denise McEachern
Qualified Associate Financial Planner
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Wealth Initiatives
Sun Life
Toronto, Ontario
Julie Raîche
Pl. Fin.
Vice President, Personal Banking, Eastern Quebec
National Bank
Montreal, Quebec
Nira Sivakumar
Public Director
AI Partner
Deloitte
Toronto, Ontario
Susan Silma
Director-at-Large
Leading Member Engagement
OMERS
Toronto, ON