“It’s been a privilege to serve on the FPSB Board of Directors over the past three years and I look forward to continuing to support the long-term success of FPSB and the global financial planning profession as chairperson-elect with my peers on the Board,” Middel said in a statement.
“As the value of, and demand for, financial planning increases, it’s an exciting time to be at the helm of an organization that is committed to establishing worldwide professional standards in financial planning and future-proofing the profession to benefit the public and the global community in the years to come.”
She now chairs the FPSB Professional Standards Committee, participates in the organization’s Compensation and Succession Planning Committee, and was on the board of directors of Federatie Financieel Planners, the FPSB’s Dutch Affiliate, from 2012 to 2018.
FPSB has also named two additional board members, each of whom will begin a three-year term on April 1, 2023.
Caroline Dabu is the head of Wealth Distribution and Advisory Services at BMO Private Wealth in Canada, and the current head of the FP Canada Foundation. She previously served on the board of the Financial Planning Standards Council, which is now known as FP Canada, from 2015 to 2018. She graduated from Carleton University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.