FPA names new CEO

The Board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced that senior FPA executive Dante De Gori will take over as chief executive officer when current CEO Mark Rantall steps down from the role to focus on non-executive director positions at the end of February 2016.

Speaking at the opening of the FPA Professionals Congress in Brisbane, chair of the FPA Board, Mr Neil Kendall said: "Dante has worked as the FPA General Manager of Policy and Conduct since 2010. He has a deep understanding of the FPA, our policies, government and industry relationships and our members. Dante shares the Board's mission to build the profession of financial planning."

The appointment of an internal candidate is a first in the FPA's history and De Gori will be only the second FPA CEO to hold the CFP® designation after Rantall.