FP Canada announced on March 2 two appointments to its executive leadership team.
Hillary Dawson has been appointed Chief Brand Officer (CBO) and Tom Hamza has been appointed Executive Director – Learning, Development & Innovation, and Head of the FP Canada Institute.
In the newly-created role of CBO, “Dawson will be responsible for ensuring a cohesive, focused brand image, experience and promise for FP Canada, QAFP™ certification, CFP® certification and other FP Canada products and services,” stated the organization in an announcement. She will oversee marketing, communications, industry relations, policy and government relations, and student and certificant support.
Dawson has had a diverse career in areas including policy, public affairs and branding. Her experience includes: four years at Strategy Corp., a Toronto-based Government Relations and business consulting firm, including two-and-a-half years as a Principal; seven years as President of the Wine Council of Ontario and most recently, five years at Mohawk College in various executive and advisory roles. She received her degree in Economics and Political Studies from Queen's University and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
In his new role, Hamza will be responsible for building out the FP Canada Institute – a division of FP Canada that launched in 2019 – and developing new programs and services to deliver on its mandate of elevating financial planning practice across Canada, says the organization.
Hamza’s career has spanned consulting, financial services and operations. His experience includes serving as Vice President Financial Services at the startup organization KidsFutures, President of the Ontario Securities Commission's Investor Education Fund, Chief Operating Officer in the home services industry at Carson Dunlop, and most recently, running his own executive management consulting practice. Hamza graduated with an MBA from Ivey School of Business.
