NPH names new chief financial officer

National Planning Holdings Inc. of Santa Monica, Calif., a leading network of independent-contractor broker-dealers and their advisers, has promoted Maura Collins to chief financial officer of the network. Vanessa Rodriguez has also been promoted to vice president and controller. The promotions continue a year of changes in management at the network, which has four broker-dealers and more than 3,000 affiliated registered reps and advisers. Most significantly, last May Shawn Dreffein, the former CEO of National Planning Holdings. retired. “NPH has a strong culture of cultivating talent, encouraging the professional growth of our associates and promoting from within,” said Jim Livingston, president and CEO of National Planning Holdings, in a statement.