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CEO and chairman of the board, Principal Financial Group

Nationality: American.

Born: ca. 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education: Berry College, BA, 1971; Stetson University, MBA, 1972.

Family: Married; children.

Career: MetLife Marketing Corporation, dates unknown, president and chief executive officer; Principal Financial Group, 1988–1991, agency vice president; 1991–1996, senior vice president of individual insurance; 1996–1998, executive vice president;...