Wells Fargo exec joins Principal as chief human resources officer
Principal Financial Group announced that Jon Couture will become the company’s next chief human resources officer, effective June 4. He succeeds Beth Raymond, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, who resigned as of March 31 after three years in the position. Couture will report to Tim Dunbar, executive vice president and chief investment officer at Principal. Since 2013, Couture has been the executive vice president of human resources for consumer lending with Wells Fargo in San Francisco. Before joining Wells Fargo, he was senior executive vice president of human resources at HSBC North America Holdings Inc. He has held numerous senior human resources leadership roles in a variety of industries, and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.