Financial services CEO takes helm of national group

FORT MYERS — Southwest Florida financial services executive Douglas King has  assumed the role of chairman of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards — a national organization that’s the leading professional body for personal financial planners nationwide.

King was elected by his board peers in 2019 to serve as 2020 chairman-elect, according to a statement, and on Jan. 1 he began serving in his new chairman role. In this position, King takes the helm of the professional body that certifies more than 88,000 financial planning professionals across the country.