Jonathan S. Auerbach Independent Director Mary E. "Maliz" Beams Independent Director Jocelyn Carter-Miller Independent Director Roger C. Hochschild Independent Director Daniel J. Houston Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – Principal Financial Group Scott M. Mills Lead Independent Director H. Elizabeth Mitchell Independent Director Claudio N. Muruzabal Independent Director Diane C. Nordin Independent Director Blair C. Pickerell Independent Director Clare S. Richer Independent Director Alfredo Rivera Independent Director