Biography

Joel Pitz is interim chief financial officer, effective August 2024. Pitz joined the company in 1995 and most recently served as senior vice president and controller. Prior to that, he was vice president and chief financial officer for Principal International, where he was responsible for overseeing global finance and strategy for our emerging market operations across Asia and Latin America. Pitz has also held the corporate role of assistant vice president and chief accounting officer.

He currently serves on several boards, including Principal International Asia, Principal Global Investors Ireland, and the Greater Des Moines Partnership Economic Development Board. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Iowa and is licensed in the state of Iowa as a certified public accountant.

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