Caron Czorny was as elected chair of the board trustees of The Institute for Advanced Financial Education at the Institute’s annual general meeting on December 6.

The board of trustees for 2010/2011 was also appointed at the meeting.

The Institute is the professional standards body for financial practitioners holding the CLU and RHU designations in Canada.

“I’m proud to have the confidence of The Institute members and I look forward to the opportunity to help build on all the important work of the last few years,” said Czorny, in a release. “This year promises to be exciting, as we promote our new brand and start marketing our CLU program to a broader audience.”

In her current role as vice president of business development for BMO Life Assurance Company, Czorny is responsible for advisor sales development across Canada. She has extensive experience working both within and with managing general agencies.

Czorny who is fluently bilingual, has been a member of the board of trustees of The Institute (formerly The CLU Institute) for four years and has been a member of The Institute for 23 years. Prior to her appointment as institute chair, Caron served as marketing chair, treasurer and on the Institute executive committee. While Caron has been an active volunteer in the industry in many capacities over the years, she has also been involved in municipal politics, having served as councillor for District 5 of Wentworth-Nord, Quebec, from 2005 to 2009.

Serving with Czorny on The Institute board of trustees for 2010/2011 are:
> Garth Bennett;
> Mark Colosimo;
> Ian Colborne;
> Al Jones;
> Richard McKenster;
> Robert Rizzuto;
> Thomas Russell;
> Brett Simpson;
> Jennifer Tweddle;
> James Virtue; and
> Catherine Wood.

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