Principal Financial Group Inc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Principal Financial Group Inc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Principal Financial Group Inc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Deanna D. Strable
Director; Chief Executive Officer; President Executive BoardMs. Deanna D. Strable has been the President, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the group since 2025. Previously, she served as the President and Chief Operating Officer from 2024 to 2025 and Chief Financial Officer from 2017 to 2024. Ms. Strable joined the group in 1990 and held various executive leadership roles, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and President of the Benefits and Protection division.
Joel M. Pitz
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Joel M. Pitz has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the group since 2025. Previously, he served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer from 2024 to 2025. Prior to this, he was the Senior Vice President and Controller. He also held the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Principal International, overseeing global finance and strategy for emerging market operations across Asia and Latin America. Earlier in his career, he served as the Assistant Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
Kathleen B. Kay
Executive Vice President - PGS; Chief Information Officer Senior ManagementMs. Kathleen B. Kay is the Executive Vice President of PGS and Chief Information Officer of the group. Previously, she served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, she worked as Enterprise Chief Technology Officer at SunTrust from 2012 to 2015. Earlier, she worked as the Senior Vice President of Business Technology Services at Comerica Bank from 2007 to 2012.
Bethany A. Wood
Executive Vice President; Chief Marketing Officer Senior ManagementMs. Bethany A. Wood is the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of the group. Previously, she served as the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the individual businesses at Guardian Life Insurance. She also served as second vice president, life, and agency marketing at Guardian since 2010. She holds over 30 years of experience as a Brand and Marketing leader and held various roles in the consumer-packaged goods, healthcare, and financial services industries at Johnson & Johnson, Frito-Lay, and MassMutual.
Kenneth A. McCullum
Chief Risk Officer; General Account; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Kenneth A. McCullum has been an Executive Vice President of the group since 2023 and is its Chief Risk Officer of the group since 2020. He also serves as the General Account of the group. Prior to this, he served as Vice President and Chief Actuary at the group from 2015 to 2020. He also served as an Executive Vice President at Delaware Life Insurance Company from 2013 to 2015.
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