Mike Greene, CFP® Takes the Helm of Board of Directors
Efforts will focus on continuing to develop the next generation of financial planners and growing the visibility of the CFP® certification
Efforts will focus on continuing to develop the next generation of financial planners and growing the visibility of the CFP® certification
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mike Greene, CFP® is the new Chair of the Board of Directors for Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board,) a role that places a recognized leader in the financial planning profession at the helm of the leading organization that now certifies nearly 74,000 CFP® professionals in the United States.
"Last year, CFP Board celebrated its 30th year of certifying highly trained financial advisors who are held to standards of excellence, competency and ethics in providing personal financial planning services," said Greene. "I look forward to progressing the mission of CFP Board by working with the team as we focus on strengthening the certification and increasing its awareness among financial professionals and consumers."
Greene is senior vice president of financial planning and advisor business development at Ameriprise Financial. He has served on the Board of Directors for CFP Board since 2012.
"CFP Board and its Board of Directors are fortunate to have Mike, an accomplished and passionate leader, as its Chair," said CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE. "His experience in developing the next generation of financial planners will be invaluable as CFP Board continues to increase the ranks of CFP® professionals to serve the American public. I look forward to working with Mike to advance the organization's goals in support of CFP Board's mission."
Before joining Ameriprise in 2002, Greene worked at McKinsey & Company, CNH Global N.V. and served as an engineer officer in the U.S. Army. He received his Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and his Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
ABOUT CFP BOARD
The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning. The Board of Directors, in furthering CFP Board's mission, acts on behalf of the public, CFP® professionals and other stakeholders. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™, and the federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes nearly 74,000 individuals to use these marks in the U.S.
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SOURCE Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
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