James Rogers, chairman of Rogers Group Financial, has been appointed to the executive committee of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), an international association of financial professionals.

Rogers’ five-year term on the executive committee will culminate with the 2008 MDRT presidency. He is only the third non-U.S. member to be selected to serve on the executive committee in MDRT’s 77-year history.

Rogers, 59, is a 31-year MDRT member who has achieved the highest level of MDRT membership, Top of the Table, 22 times.

Rogers Group Financial is a 48-person, independent financial advisory and investment counseling firm located in Vancouver

Rogers has held many volunteer positions in the Canadian insurance and financial services industry, including having been chair of the Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CAIFA) for two consecutive terms (2000 and 2001). He helped to initiate the successful merger discussions between CAIFA and the Canadian Association of Financial Planners (CAFP). He also served as the chair of the regulatory committee of the Financial Planners Standards Council and was a member of the Ethics Committee of CAFP.

Active in his community, Rogers has served on the boards of St. Paul’s Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospital Foundation, Vancouver College and The United Way. Currently, he is a member of the Senate at The University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver.

Rogers earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from UBC, and a master’s degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University.

MDRT, founded in 1927, is an international, independent association of nearly 29,000, or less than 1%, of the world’s best life insurance and financial services professionals. With membership from 77 nations and territories, MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service.