FPA names new chair of education council

Marc Olynyk – a senior lecturer in financial planning and director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin Business School – takes over from Sharon Taylor who stepped down this month as she intends to retire at the end of the academic year.

“The FPA Board would like to sincerely thank Sharon for her exceptional contribution to her service to FPEC and the profession. Her input and impact will be missed,” FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said.

“Since being appointed Chair in February 2018, Sharon has been a tireless advocate for both the profession and for educational standards of the profession.

“Sharon chaired FPEC through a challenging period for the profession and for the educational sector and saw through the transition of accreditation to FASEA and has ensured that FPEC members are now available to support FASEA on accreditations.”

Mr De Gori said that the FPA board is “delighted” to welcome Mr Olynyk to the council.

“... He brings significant experience within both academia and industry in the areas of financial planning, superannuation, retirement planning and accounting,” he said.

“He has also played a key role in the development, growth and recognition of financial planning within both the university sector and the financial planning profession.

“Marc has been a strong advocate for the integration of the CFP certification program into Masters programs. Deakin was the first university to integrate the CFP as an elective into their Master degree.

“He also led an FPEC sub-committee through the approval of four more education providers. He has excellent relationships with both FASEA and TEQSA, and is keen to see FPEC play a stronger role again in the accreditation of tertiary financial planning courses.”

Neil Griffiths

Neil is the Deputy Editor of the wealth titles, including ifa and InvestorDaily.

Neil is also the host of the ifa show podcast.