CFP Board Appoints Don I. Tharpe as Interim CEO.DENVER -- The Board of Governors of Certified Financial Planner Certified Financial Planner (CFP) A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing that the person is able to manage a client's banking, estate, insurance, investment, and tax affairs. Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming. 2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes. 3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference). Board) announced today at its meeting in Nashville, Tenn. the appointment of Don I. Tharpe as interim chief executive officer. Tharpe comes to CFP Board after serving as president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and other minority citizens, such as employment, welfare reform, minority business Foundation, and his prior experience includes twelve years as executive director of the Association of School Business Officials International. He will begin at CFP Board on October 30, 2006 and will manage CFP Board's operations while the Board of Governors completes a search for a new CEO. "We are thankful to have someone of Don's caliber and experience in this interim position," said Barton C. Francis, Chair of the Board of Governors. "Don has guided other organizations through transition periods, and we expect he will provide strong support and direction to CFP Board staff as they pursue CFP Board's current activities." "I look forward to working with CFP Board to maintain a high level of service during this transition period," said Tharpe. "I understand that CFP Board has several important projects underway, and I want to assure CFP Board's stakeholders that we will continue working to further CFP Board's mission." The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to help people benefit from competent, professional and ethical financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against . CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP(R), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) and 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 more than 52,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more about CFP Board, visit www.CFP.net. |
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