PFS reveals refreshed practitioner panel line-up as Sutton steps down

As chair steps down

Sophie King
clock • 2 min read

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has unveiled the new chair, vice-chair and latest members of its adviser practitioner panel.

The PFS practitioner panel - or Power - was established to ensure financial advisers can provide insight to enable the professional body to develop and share a range of skills and business practice content with its wider membership. Brunel Capital Partners CEO Damien Rylett will be the panel's new chair, replacing Thornton Chartered Financial Planners managing director and Chartered financial planner Sharon Sutton, who headed up the panel for the last three years. Sutton was also PFS president in 2017/18. Alongside Sutton, Phoenix Wealth Management managing director Brendan O'Ciobain ...

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