FP Canada™ Announces Changes to Board of Directors
- Teresa Black Hughes, CFP® has been appointed Chair of the FP Canada Board; Christopher Dewdney, CFP, has been appointed Vice Chair.
- Paul Lalonde, F.Pl., and Jeff Cormier, CFP, are joining the FP Canada Board of Directors as new members.
TORONTO, June 19, 2025 /CNW/ - FP Canada today announces changes to its board. Teresa Black Hughes, CFP, has been appointed Chair of the FP Canada Board of Directors. She will replace Ronald Harvey, CFP, who will serve as Past Chair. Christopher Dewdney, CFP, will serve as Vice Chair. Two new members, Paul Lalonde, F.Pl., and Jeff Cormier, CFP, will also be joining the board, while Yves L. Giroux, F.Pl., will be departing.
New Chair (and former Vice Chair) Teresa Black Hughes has been a member of the board since 2020. Ms. Black Hughes is a Financial Advisor and Portfolio Manager at RGF Integrated Wealth Management. She has over 35 years of experience providing financial advice and is based in Vancouver, B.C. Christopher Dewdney is the new Vice Chair of the FP Canada Board. He's Principal and Founder of Dewdney & Co., a boutique financial planning firm in Toronto, ON, and has been practicing for over 20 years. He's been a member of the board since 2021.
New board member Paul Lalonde, F.Pl., is Head of BMO Wealth Planning, Trust and Insurance Advisory Services, Financial Planning. He has over 20 years of experience in wealth management and earned his Financial Planner (F.Pl.) designation in 2011. Jeff Cormier, CFP, is also new to FP Canada's board. Mr. Cormier is President and Senior Financial Planner of Group financier Cormier Wealth Management, a position he's held since 2009. He's been a Certified Financial Planner® professional since 2008.
"Volunteers who possess high levels of relevant knowledge and expertise are critical to the success of FP Canada's board," says Tashia Batstone, FP Canada President and CEO. "Paul and Jeff bring unique perspectives to their new roles as board members, which are informed by their past and ongoing achievements in financial services as well as their many strengths as leaders in the industry. I'm excited to see how their contributions will help shape FP Canada as we continue to work toward our mandate."
An additional change will see the departure of Ronald Harvey from his role as chair. He'll be taking on the position of Past Chair for the next year, which entails, in part, providing counsel to the new Chair. Yves Giroux, who has been a member of the board of directors since 2019, will also be leaving the board, as his terms have ended.
"Ron and Yves have made invaluable contributions to the board," says Teresa Black Hughes, Chair of the FP Canada Board of Directors. "Their insights, which were greatly admired by their fellow board members, have been a testament to their ongoing dedication to the financial planning profession. I'd like to thank Ron and Yves on behalf of the board and FP Canada—and wish Yves all the best in his future endeavours."
The FP Canada Board of Directors is composed of individuals with varied backgrounds relevant to FP Canada's mandate. In addition to Ms. Black Hughes, Mr. Dewdney, Mr. Lalonde, and Mr. Cormier, current members include Susan Howe, CFP (Director, Financial Planning at Royal Bank of Canada), Moira Klein-Swormink (Principal, Branch Development, Edward Jones in Canada), Denise McEachern, QAFP® (Assistant Vice President, Strategic Business Growth & Practice Management at Sun Life Financial), Winston Maharaj (retired executive), Julie Raîche, F.Pl. (Vice President, Personal Banking, Eastern Quebec at National Bank), Susan Silma (who leads client engagement at OMERS), and Nira Sivakumar (Partner, Deloitte).
About FP Canada
Established in 1995, FP Canada is a national not-for-profit education, certification and professional oversight organization working in the public interest. FP Canada is dedicated to championing better financial wellness for all Canadians by leading the advancement of professional financial planning in Canada.
SOURCE FP Canada
Contact for media inquiries: Megan Harman, FP Canada, [email protected]
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