FP Canada has named Martin Dupras as chair of the organization’s board of directors, replacing Brett Millard, CFP, who completed a two-year term as Board chair on June 21, 2021.
Dupras has been a member of the FP Canada board for four years and is an independent financial planner and the founding president of Montreal-based ConFor Financiers. The board also appointed Ronald Harvey as vice-chair. Harvey, who was elected to the board in 2017, is a senior financial advisor at Investment Planning Counsel (IPC) and is based in Ottawa.
New to the board is Winston Maharaj, who has been appointed to the position of public director and is the former president and CEO of Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba and the former CEO of Manitoba’s Healthcare Employee Pension and Benefits Plan.
Christopher Dewdney new to the board
Toronto-based Christopher Dewdney is a new addition to the FP board. Dewdney is principal of Dewdney & Co., a boutique financial planning firm that specializes in serving high net-worth individuals and businesses.
Dewdney is committed to promoting financial literacy, access to financial planning, inclusion and is dedicated to a vision of a financial services industry that fulfils the diverse needs of Canadians.
Rounding out the new members on the board is Susan Howe, based in Calabogie, ON. Howe works as regional financial planning consultant with RBC Royal Bank, providing financial planning expertise and training for RBC's financial planners and leaders in the Ontario North and East region.
Howe takes on new position at FP board
Howe has served as chair of FP Canada Standards Council™ Standards Panel, certification exam marker and certification item writer, among other positions.
"Winston, Susan and Christopher join an exceptionally talented board that will play a key role in working with the CEO and staff to co-create an organization culture that embraces inclusivity and respects diverse perspectives," said Dupras, who is also the first FP Canada board chair from Québec. "I am very proud to have been selected to serve as the chair of the board during this critical time for the profession and I look forward to working with my fellow board members and FP Canada's senior management to deliver on IMAGINE 2030, our vision of financial wellness for all Canadians."
Other directors continuing their terms on the board include Carolyn Fallis, CFP; David Wild; Diana Iannetta; Pierre Piché; Teresa Black Hughes, CFP, and Yves L. Giroux, Pl. Fin.
