Trevor Edwards, the CII’s group finance director, has left the board of the Personal Finance Society after less than a year in the role.
His termination, revealed through a Companies House filing, means he is the fifth director to leave the PFS board this year.
He was appointed to the PFS board last year on 30 September.
The PFS and CII have been asked to comment on his departure.
PFS vice-president Daniel Williams along with member director Ben Wright resigned from the board in May.
Mr Williams, who had been on the board less than two years, said he resigned over, “concerns about the culture and structure of the Personal Finance Society.”
Mr Wright, who lasted just over a year as a director, accused the PFS board of lacking, "independence and clarity of purpose."
In April former chair Christine Elliot and Matthew Mallet both quit as board directors.
Ian Callaghan became a new director in March along with two more new board members, Kate Gannon and Craig Palfrey, who joined the board on 3 March.
They effectively replaced Liz Bastin who stepped down in December from the PFS board and Anthony Ward who stepped down in October.
The PFS, the professional body for Chartered Financial Planners, has been beset with a rapid turnover in directors in recent times with 19 appointments or terminations of directors in 2024 alone, according to Companies House records.
That’s against a background of continuing unhappiness from some members about the direction of the organisation and the use of PFS financial reserves. In response, the PFS has countered that it is investing in new initiatives, including the recent launch of a £1m training and professional pathways campaign to find new blood for the profession.
Earlier this year President Carla Brown took on the additional role of chair to replace Christine Elliott, who left after only eight months.
PFS interim chief executive Don MacIntyre stepped down from his role in November last year. His two years in charge saw him face a challenging time as head of the organisation. He has yet to be replaced and there is no word yet on a timetable to replace him or if his role will be replaced.
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