MDRT - Key Persons
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- Europe - Country Chair, Ireland
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- Global Conference PGA Member Logistics Committee - Chair
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- EDGE Program Development Committee - Chair / Member Resources Best Practices Division 1
Carol Kheng, ChFC, is the 2024 First Vice President of MDRT. She is a 26-year MDRT member with four Court of the Table and three Top of the Table qualifications. A Diamond Knight of the MDRT Foundation, Kheng is also a member of its Inner Circle Society and has served on its Board of Trustees. A master financial consultant with Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, Kheng focuses on estate planning for high-net-worth individuals. Kheng's extensive MDRT volunteerism includes roles as Divisional Vice President of the Global Conference Program General Arrangements (PGA) Division, Divisional Vice President Member Resources - Practice Management Division and Divisional Vice President of the 2014 MDRT Experience meeting. Kheng is also a 2020 Prudential Presidents' Club awardee and has been a member of Prudential's Quality Club Elite and Star Club since 1996. In 2005, she was the founding member and chairperson of Prudential's MDRT Club.
Clay Gillespie, CFP, CLU is the 2024 Secretary of MDRT. He is a 23-year MDRT member with 21 Court of the Table and 20 Top of the Table qualifications. He is also an Excalibur Knight of the MDRT Foundation. Gillespie is a financial advisor, portfolio manager and managing director with RGF Integrated Wealth Management in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He specializes in retirement income planning. Gillespie's extensive MDRT volunteerism began in 2007, and he has since served on an array of committees in various roles. In 2019, Gillespie served as Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair of the Top of the Table Division. He has also served as Global Council Member of the Finance Division. Other leadership positions include service as Captain of the 2015 MDRT Annual Meeting Focus Session Committee and Chair of several committees within the Top of the Table Division.
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- Annual Meeting PGA Member Enhancement Committee - Chair
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- Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair
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- Latin America - Country Chair, Brazil
Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC, is the 2024 President of MDRT. He is a 25-year MDRT member with 20 Court of the Table and 16 Top of the Table qualifications. An Excalibur Knight of the MDRT Foundation, Gagne is also a member of its Inner Circle Society and has served on its Board of Trustees. Gagne is the founder of Affinity Investment Group LLC, which provides wealth management and distribution-planning services. His extensive MDRT volunteerism has included roles as Top of the Table Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair and the 2020 Program Development Global Council Member. He has spoken at 12 MDRT meetings.
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- Bylaws and Ethics Committee - Chair
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- Leadership & Volunteer Development Committee - Chair
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- Japan - Region Chair
- Korea - Region Chair
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- Europe - Country Chair, Greece
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- Caribbean - Country Chair, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Business Processes Task Force - Chair
John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU, is the 2024 Second Vice President of MDRT. He is a 24-year MDRT member with 19 Court of the Table and 17 Top of the Table qualifications. He is also a Past President of the MDRT Foundation as well as a Royal Order Excalibur Knight and a member of its Inner Circle Society. Nichols is president of Disability Resource Group Inc., a national insurance agency that he founded in 1999. Additionally, he is a partner with Acrisure, a global fintech services provider. Nichols has spoken at the MDRT Annual Meeting five times and the Top of the Table Annual Meeting and MDRT Experience once. He has also spoken at more than 500 programs and events throughout the U.S.
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- Target Marketing Task Force - Chair
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- Latin America - Zone Chair
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- Membership Communications Division 3 ( MCC )
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- Divisional Vice President
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- Divisional Vice President
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- Time Management Task Force - Chair
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- Global Conference PGA Member Services Committee - Chair / Finance Division
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- Latin America - Country Chair, Panama
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- Client Legacy Task Force - Chair
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- Wealth Management Task Force - Chair / Membership Communications Division
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- Europe - Country Chair, Israel
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- South Asia - Country Chair, India
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- Oceania - Country Chair, New Zealand
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- North American Life / Toronto, on, Canada
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- Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
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- Latin America - Country Chair, Mexico
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- Personal Brand Task Force - Chair / Member Resources Best Practices Division 4
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- Community Leaders - USA - Chair
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- Latin America - Country Chair, Argentina
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- Phoenix Life / Pasadena, California, USA
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- Schwarz Brothers Benefits / Chicago, Illinois, USA