Luis Valdes

Luis E.
Valdes is currently the Chairman-Latin America at Principal Financial Group, Inc. and the Chairman at Principal International LLC.
He is also a Director at Principal International de Chile SA and Principal International Mexico Holding SA de CV.
Previously, he held positions such as Managing Director at BanRenta Cia de Seguros de Vida SA and Principal CIA de Seguros de Vida Chile SA. He was also a Director at Principal Afore SA de CV.
From 1994 to 2021, he served as the President-Principal International at Principal Financial Group, Inc. and was the Senior VP & President-PFG Latin America Region at Principal Life Insurance Co. He has also worked as an Insurance Market Consultant at The World Bank and as a Professor at Ese Business School.
Mr. Valdes obtained an MBA from the University of Navarra in 1988.
He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Chile in 1980 and 1982.