Company Overview: Leadership at The Principal®
The leaders of the Principal Financial Group strive to operate ethically and with integrity as part of our company's mission to help growing businesses, individuals and institutional clients achieve financial security and success. Our leaders, as well as employees, are committed to our core values of integrity, customer focus, people development, financial strength, and operational excellence.
For more details, view information about our board of directors and senior managament listed below. You can also review our Corporate Code of Ethics, as well as our business continuity planning program.
Board of Directors
The board of directors for Principal Financial Group, Inc., Principal Financial Services, Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Company include:
- Betsy J. Bernard, Past President - AT&T
- Jocelyn Carter-Miller, President - TechEd Ventures
- Gary E. Costley, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - International Multifoods Corporation
- Michael T. Dan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - The Brink's Company
- C. Daniel Gelatt, President - NMT Corporation
- J. Barry Griswell, Retired Chairman, Principal Financial Group, Inc.
- Sandra L. Helton, Past Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
- William T. Kerr, Chairman of the Board - Meredith Corporation
- Richard L. Keyser, Chairman of the Board - W.W. Grainger, Inc.
- Arjun K. Mathrani, Adjunct Professor - New York University's Stern School of Business, St. John's University, New York, and Cambridge University's Judge Business School
- Elizabeth E. Tallett, Principal - Hunter Partners, LLC
- Larry D. Zimpleman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - Principal Financial Group
For more details see profiles for the board of directors.
Senior Management
Senior management includes:
- Larry D. Zimpleman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
- John E. Aschenbrenner, President - Insurance and Financial Services
- Daniel J. Houston, President - Retirement and Investor Services
- James P. McCaughan, President - Principal Global Investors
- Karen E. Shaff, Executive Vice President - General Counsel
- Norman R. Sorensen, Executive Vice President - International Asset Accumulation
- Greg Burrows, Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services
- Ronald L. Danilson, Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services
- Greg Elming, Senior Vice President and Controller
- Ralph C. Eucher, Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Retirement and Investor Services
- Nora M. Everett, Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services
- Thomas J. Graf, Senior Vice President - Investor Relations
- Joyce N. Hoffman, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
- Ellen Z. Lamale, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
- Julia M. Lawler, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
- Terry Lillis, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Timothy J. Minard, Senior Vice President - Retirement Distribution
- Mary A. O'Keefe, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
- Gary P. Scholten, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
- G. David Shafer, Senior Vice President - Health
- Deanna Strable, Senior Vice President - Individual Life and Specialty Benefits
For more information, see profiles for senior management.
Last updated: 10/2008
