Former Pro Hockey Player Scores a Spot in the Principal Hall of Fame

When injury cut his professional hockey career short, Daniel Mandich took a shot at the financial services profession. Now, he is the newest member of the Principal Financial Group® Career Distribution Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame is a distinction given to producers who have a 20-year history of achievement in sales. The first producers were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1949, and Mandich became the 145th inductee at the company’s annual sales meeting, held this year in San Francisco, Calif.

Career producers work with growing businesses, their executives and employees on identifying their financial needs. These needs can be met by the full range of financial services products offered by the Principal Financial Group.

“I’ve always lived by the philosophy that if you take care of your clients, the rest takes care of itself,” Mandich said. “My career satisfaction comes from meeting the needs of our customers.”

Mandich joined The Principal® in 1986 after a four-year career as a defenseman with the National Hockey League’s Minnesota North Stars (1982-86). A knee injury ended his career, which also included junior hockey in his native Canada and four years at Ohio State University. He is a producer with the Minnesota Business Center of The Principal and lives in Bloomington, Minn., with his wife Caroline and three children.

“Dan’s taken a lot of what he learned on the ice – most notably his work ethic and perseverance – and translated that into success outside the game of hockey,” said Nick Cecere, vice president of Career Distribution at The Principal. “His focus on providing excellent customer service and his genuine concern for his clients has enabled Dan to build a very successful career.”

About the Principal Financial Group

The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal ®)1 is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $304.2 billion in assets under management2 and serves some 18.8 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.

1 “The Principal Financial Group” and “The Principal” are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.

2 As of March 31, 2008
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Alyssa Kreutzfeldt, 651-287-5469
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