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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President - Brindha Gunasingham, CFA             
Vice President - Richard Brandweiner, CFA 
Immediate Past President - Olivia Engel, CFA
Treasurer - Christopher Osborne, CFA
Secretary - Jingmin Qian, CFA
        
Director - Robin Balcomb, CFA
Director - Julian Morrison, CFA                   
Director – Chris Thompson, CFA 
Director - Denise Glavincevski, CFA
Director - John Cook, CFA
Executive Director - John Apthorp, CFA 

President
Brindha Gunasingham, CFA
Position held since Sep 2009
Previous Positions: Vice President (2007-2009); Programs Chair (2005-2007); Candidate Education Chair (2003-2005); Candidate Education Committee Member (2003)
The President is the Chief Executive for the CFAS. Key activities include setting the strategic direction, building and strengthening key relationships, mentoring board members and retaining an oversight.
E-mail:
president@cfas.org.au


Vice-President
Richard Brandweiner, CFA
Position held since Aug 2009.
Previous Positions: Treasurer (2007-2009); Candidate Education Chair (2005-2007); Candidate Education Committee Member (2003-2005)
The Vice-President provides support and back-up to the Society President and is responsible for strategic and special projects.
Email:
president@cfas.org.au

Immediate Past-President
Olivia Engel, CFA
Position held since Sep 2009
Previous Positions: Vice President (2005-2007); Programs Chair (2003-2005); Membership Chair (2000-2002). The Immediate Past-President is an advisor to President. Responsibilities include general Board duties, Investment Policy and Employer Outreach.

Treasurer
Christopher Osborne, CFA
Position held since Sep 2009
Previous positions: Assistant Treasurer (2008-2009)

Executive Director
John Apthorp, CFA
Position held since Apr 2004.
Responsibilites include implementation of Board strategy and general administration.


PAST PRESIDENTS

Olivia Engel, CFA: 2007-2009
Victoria Rati, CFA: 2005 - 2007
Katrina Onishi, CFA: 2003 - 2005
Bruce Tomlinson, CFA: 2001 - 2003
Emilio Gonzalez, CFA: 1999 - 2001
Jim Savage, CFA: 1997 - 1999
Mark Lazberger, CFA: 1996 - 1997

                                                               

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

CFA Candidate Education
John Cook, CFA
Position held since Sep 2009.
Previous Positions: Membership Committee (2008-2009); Communications Committee (2007-2008). Responsible for the co-ordination of services to assist candidates in their preparation for the CFA Exams, including the CFAS Review Course and the provision of study materials.
Email:
candidateeducation@cfas.org.au

Communications
Julian Morrison, CFA
Position held since Mar 2008
Previous positions: Programs committee member (2007-2008)
Responsible for website administration, including advertisements via Jobline, and the co-ordination of the half yearly newsletter.
E-mail:
communications@cfas.org.au

Membership Chair and Secretary
Jingmin Qian, CFA

Position held since Jan 2010.
Previous Positions: Membership committee member (2008-2009). Responsibilities include approval of new membership applications, membership queries and initiatives, co-ordination of Social Events Committee.
Email:
membership@cfas.org.au

Programs
Chris Thompson, CFA  Position held since Jan 2009.
Previous Positions: Programs Committee Member (2008). Key Responsibilities: Provide professional development and training for society members – manage the local professional development offering, review educational content, liaise with presenters and speakers and organise member education events
Email:
membereducation@cfas.org.au

Careers

Denise Glavincevski, CFA.  Position held since Feb 2009.

Email: careers@cfas.org.au


COMMITTEE MEMBERS
 


Programs
Craig Aspinall, CFA.
Position held since Feb 2009.
Responsible for organisation and implementation of member educational events.

Membership
Paul Mather, CFA.
Position held since Sep 2009.
Responsible for review of membership applications

Communications
Michelle Wigglesworth, CFA
Position held since Mar 2008. Previously Communications Director (2006-2008). 
Responsible for maintenance of Society website

Social Events


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