COMPANY

Various financial services including investment management, life insurance, etc. Its flagship component is Principal Life Insurance Co., "The Principal", founded 1879.

Official Website:
http://www.principal.com/

Industry:
Finance

Ticker:
NYSE:PFG

Corporate headquarters:
Des Moines, IA

Sales:
$9.4B (2003)

Employees:
15000 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Barry Griswell	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Principal Financial Group, 2000-08
Norman R. Sorensen	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Principal International
Larry D. Zimpleman	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Principal Financial Group

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Betsy J. Bernard	Business	16-May-1955		President of AT&T, 2002-03
Jocelyn Carter-Miller	Business	c. 1957		President of TechEdVentures
Gary E. Costley	Business	c. 1943		CEO of International Multifoods, 2001-04
Michael T. Dan	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Brink's
C. Daniel Gelatt	Business	c. 1947		President of NMT Corporation
J. Barry Griswell	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Principal Financial Group, 2000-08
Sandra L. Helton	Business	c. 1949		CFO of Telephone & Data, 1998-2006
William T. Kerr	Business	17-Apr-1941		CEO of Meredith Corporation, 1997-2006
Richard L. Keyser	Business	c. 1942		CEO of W.W. Grainger
Arjun K. Mathrani	Business	c. 1944		CFO of Chase Manhattan, 1994-96
Elizabeth E. Tallett	Business	c. 1948		Hunter Partners, LLC
Therese M. Vaughan	Government	c. 1957		Iowa Insurance Commissioner, 1994-2004
Larry D. Zimpleman	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Principal Financial Group

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ronald D. Pearson	Business	1940		Hy-Vee Drugstore

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jean-Pierre Rosso	Business	11-Jul-1940		CEO of Case Corporation, 1994-99
Donald M. Stewart	Educator	1938		President of College Board, 1987-99

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elizabeth A. Ballantine	Attorney	c. 1948		EBA Associates

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