Five new board members have been elected to serve four-year terms on the Board of Directors for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. beginning in 2015, the CFP Board announced.
The board has 14 voting members. The new members are:
Jeffrey Farrar, first vice president, wealth management and wealth advisor at the FDG Group, a team working with UBS in Stamford, Conn. He is a Finra industry arbitrator and served as chairman of the investment committee of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association.
Charles Fitzgerald III, principal and founding member of Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC in Orlando, Fla. In 2009, Fitzgerald received the FPA’s Heart of Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award for his work as a founder and leader of the FPA of Florida.
Peggy M. Ruhlin, CEO of Budros, Ruhlin & Roe Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. She has been recognized as one of America’s most distinguished women in wealth management by Wealth Manager magazine.
Richard C. Salmen, manager of financial planning services at BOK Financial in Overland Park, Kan. He was FPA president in 2009 and chairman in 2010.
Neal J. Solomon, managing director at WealthPro LLC in Gloversville and Wilton, N.Y. He is CFO of Hearing Care Resources LLC and received the 2012 FPA Heart of Financial Planning Award.