The Board has 11 members with diverse backgrounds that are relevant to achieving FP Canada’s purpose. Currently, the Board’s composition includes:

  • four Certified Financial Planner® professionals
  • one Qualified Associate Financial Planner™ professional
  • two public directors
  • two directors-at-large
  • two financial planners (F.Pl) licensed in the province of Québec.

Candidates for the Board are recommended by the Board Development Committee. Board members are not compensated for their work, and serve up to two, three-year terms. The Board appoints a Chair from within its ranks each year.

 
Winston Maharaj is wearing a dark suit jacket

Winston Maharaj

Board Position

Public Director

Employer


Winnipeg, MB

A retired executive, Winston was President & Chief Executive Officer at the Worker Compensation Board of Manitoba for nine years, where he provided leadership and strategic direction to an independent tri-partite board.

Prior to the Worker Compensation Board, Winston was CEO of Manitoba’s Healthcare Employee Pension and Benefits Plan (HEB Manitoba). Winston has also worked in the public sector, as Assistant Deputy Minister and Executive Director at Manitoba Health, Treasury Board Analyst at Manitoba Treasury Board Secretariat and Pension Analyst at the Manitoba Pension Commission.

Winston was elected to FP Canada Board in June 2021. He was previously a member and Chair of the Nominating Committee for the Actuarial Standards Oversight Council. Winston holds an MPA and B.Comm. (Hons) from the University of Manitoba and the ICD.D designation

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