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 - TechEdVentures
- Gary E. Costley, Managing Director - C&G Capital and Management, LLC
- Michael T. Dan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - The Brink's Company
- C. Daniel Gelatt, President - NMT Corporation
- J. Barry Griswell, Chairman - Principal Financial Group
- Sandra L. Helton, Past Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
- William T. Kerr, Retired Chief Executive Officer - Meredith Corporation
- Richard L. Keyser, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - 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 Institute of Management
- Elizabeth E. Tallett, Principal - Hunter Partners, LLC
- Therese M. Vaughan - Robb B. Kelley Distinguished Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science at Drake University
- Larry D. Zimpleman, 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, President and CEO
- J. Barry Griswell, Chairman
- James P. McCaughan, President - Global Asset Management
- John E. Aschenbrenner, President - Insurance and Financial Services
- Nora M. Everett, President - Principal Funds
- Daniel J. Houston, President - Retirement and Investor Services
- Michael H. Gersie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Karen E. Shaff, Executive Vice President - General Counsel
- Norman R. Sorensen, Executive Vice President - International Asset Accumulation
- Ronald L. Danilson, Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services
- Greg Elming, Senior Vice President and Controller
- Ralph C. Eucher, 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 Actuary
- Julia M. Lawler-Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment 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
- David Shafer, Senior Vice President - Health
- Deanna D. Strable, Senior Vice President - Individual Life and Specialty Benefits
For more information, see profiles for senior management.
Last updated: 06/2008
