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Mentor Education Builds Out Board
- Published June 02, 2016 2:16PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
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1st June 2016, Indepenent Financial Adviser
One of Australia’s largest privately-owned financial services training companies, Mentor Education, has appointed a corporate strategist and educator to chair the group’s 10-person academic board.
David Lamond has had an international career as a senior adviser on corporate strategy, human resource management and executive development.
Mentor Education’s chairman, Jim Taggart, said: “Dr Lamond is joining a fantastic organisation aiming to deliver relevant education for financial planners who are keen to undertake the next generation of quality courses and degrees.”
Dr Lamond was the inaugural chair of Australia’s Financial Planning Education Council between 2011 and 2013. During his time at the council, he implemented the Australian higher education curriculum and accreditation framework for financial planning.
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