Principal® Hires Industry Veteran George Maris as CIO, Global Head of Equities
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Maris joins Principal with 25 years of industry experience, most recently serving as head of equities,
“As the investment business evolves, Principal continues to sharpen its global equities capabilities leveraging the complete span of investment teams across 26 countries,” said Kamal Bhatia, global head of investments, Principal Asset Management. “We’re excited to bring George on-board as a leader and portfolio manager to help advance our offerings across domestic, international, and emerging market equities, all of which are sought after active management strategies with our clients. His expertise and perspective – combined with our teams’ depth of experience – will create an exceptional value proposition for our retail, retirement, and institutional clients worldwide.”
Maris will be added as a named portfolio manager on the firm’s active fundamental public equities strategies including international mutual funds, variable annuities, and the Principal Life Insurance separate account. He’ll take on leadership responsibilities across the platform to help deliver strong and consistent outcomes for a wide range of investor objectives and grow the firm’s equities platform globally.
"I am excited to join Principal Asset Management to help create the best equities division globally on behalf of our clients,” said George Marris. “As the investment landscape becomes more challenging and our clients’ needs grow, there is an increased need for investors who can successfully manage the risks and take advantage of the opportunities that are constantly present in markets. I look forward to partnering with the strong team at Principal to successfully navigate these risks and opportunities in order to generate successful outcomes for our clients."
About George Maris
Maris joins Principal with 25 years of investment industry experience, most recently spending 12 years at Janus Henderson Investors serving as head of equities for the
Maris served as guest lecturer at several universities including the MIT Sloan School of Management, Wake Forest University, and the University of
About Principal Asset ManagementSM
With public and private market capabilities across all asset classes, Principal Asset Management and its investment specialists look at asset management through a different lens, creating solutions to help deliver client investment objectives. By applying local insights with global perspectives, Principal Asset Management identifies distinct and compelling investment opportunities for more than 1,100 institutional clients in over 80 markets.1 Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG), managing
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1 As of June 30, 2023
2 Pensions & Investments, “The Best Places to Work in Money Management”, December 12, 2022
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Source: Principal Asset Management