Fay Goddard to lead PFS through RDR

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Former AIFA deputy director-general Fay Goddard has been appointed as chief executive of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

She replaces Tim Eadon in the role and will have particular responsibility for guiding the membership through the challenges posed by the retail distribution review (RDR) in the coming months. The PFS announced yesterday it is to be reviewed and restructured to adapt to changes outlined in the review. Goddard, who was deputy director general of AIFA for ten years, will join the CII Group in July. She spent much of her career shaping the views and influencing the way the financial adviser role has changed, in the eyes of both the client and the regulator, the CII says. She also has ...

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