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The Finance Brokers Association of Australia has announced that it has appointed its Queensland president to the board of directors.
Stephen Rasmussen, owner and principal of mortgage brokerage and credit advice company Tailored Lending Concepts, has been the Qld/NT state president for the FBAA for seven years.
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Mr Rasmussen has 41 years’ experience in the finance and banking industry, including a lengthy career with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He has been owner of his own broking business for the past 11 years, which he says has given him “a particularly keen understanding of the journey that so many other brokers experience as they enter this industry to make their own mark”.
He has now been appointed to the board and Christine Green of Liberty Financial has taken over his former role as Qld/NT president.
Speaking to The Adviser about his appointment, Mr Rasmussen said: “As corny as it may might sound, it is definitely an honour as well as humbling to have been elected by my peers to the board of the FBAA.
“While I do expect to face a fairly steep learning curve in fulfilling the role and responsibilities of being a director, I look forward to the chance to contribute to and be part of the association’s critical role in supporting and driving the broking industry’s future growth.”
FBAA executive director Mr White told The Adviser: “Steve has been our Queensland president for quite some time, and he’s been in the industry for a very long time and has a huge depth of knowledge.
“We’re really excited about what he’s going to do at the FBAA.”
Christine Green to become Qld/NT president
Speaking of Ms Green’s appointment, Mr Rasmussen commented: “My seven years in the position of state president have been extremely rewarding; I have met and befriended so many of our Qld/NT members face-to-face at events, and was also blessed every year with dedicated and supportive members who were with me on council. That said, I felt it was well and truly time to stand aside and let someone else put their stamp on the role, and take it to the next level.
“I would like to publicly congratulate Christine Green on being appointed to the role of state president Qld/NT.
“During the years that I have known Christine while I was in this role, she has proven herself to be a very dedicated and professional operator, as well as a passionate advocate for brokers and the broking industry.
“I am comfortable and confident that she will thrive in this role and do the association and its members proud.”
Mr Rasmussen’s appointment to the board was made possible after the FBAA modified its constitution earlier this year.
Mr White noted that now there are “a lot more people involved” in the association, and because there are more people to be accountable to, the body will “have to step up to the mark accordingly”.
There are now eight directors on the board of the FBAA. As well as Peter White and Stephen Rasmussen, the board comprises: Nieuvision’s owner Rick Nieuwenhoven; Mortgages Can Do owners Chris and Kim Szigeti; FBAA treasurer and CFO John Mulcair; FBAA company secretary and Bromic Business Services managing director Stanley Millar; and FBAA chairman and Brokir Pty Ltd principal Jan Kirstein.
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