The Principal Financial Group Announces New President of Principal Wellness Company
November 18, 2008 (Des Moines, Iowa) — Lee Dukes has been named president of Principal Wellness Company, a subsidiary of the Principal Financial Group®. He will lead the company’s wellness business with direct oversight of all wellness products and services.
“Beyond his deep understanding of the wellness industry, Lee has extensive business experience building four companies from the ground up,” said Dave Shafer, senior vice president of the Health Division of the Principal Financial Group. “We look to his expertise as we continue to use wellness as a key component in helping business owners fight rising health care costs.”
Dukes has nearly 30 years of wellness experience, most recently as senior vice president of client services and wellness solutions at Alere Medical Incorporated in Dallas. Prior to that, he held a number of leadership roles with other health and wellness companies including: Matria Healthcare Incorporated, Winning Habits and the Cooper Institute. He graduated from Mississippi College and holds an MBA from Temple University.
About Principal Wellness Company
Principal Wellness Company promotes prevention as a key factor in addressing looming health care costs by providing onsite health and wellness screenings. Wellness programs are customized to meet a variety of employer goals and include private member consultations and personalized high-risk interventions. Wellness services from Principal Wellness Company are available to any employer interested in keeping health costs down by motivating employees to become actively involved in staying healthy.
About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®)[1] is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $308.0 billion in assets under management[2] and serves some 19.0 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.
