Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Principal Asset Management, Wealth Dynamix

Editorial Staff

10 August 2026

Principal Asset Management
® has appointed Daniel Maric (pictured) as managing director, head of European Distribution.This newly-created role is aimed at advancing the firm’s regional growth strategy and deepening its relationships with clients and partners across Europe.

Based in Germany, Maric will oversee distribution throughout the region, working with local teams to serve institutional investors and expand access to the public and private market capabilities offered by Principal Asset Management.

Maric joined Principal Asset Management in 2021 as managing director, head of sales for Germany and Austria. He has more than two decades of experience in institutional sales and client relationship management, including senior roles at BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management, MEAG Asset Management, and State Street Global Advisors.

"Europe is a strategic growth market for Principal Asset Management, where sophisticated investors seek innovative investment solutions and long-term strategic partnerships," Kamal Bhatia, president and CEO of Principal Asset Management, said. "Daniel’s leadership, client focus, and market experience position him well to help strengthen our European business and deliver the solutions clients are looking for over the long term. His appointment reflects both our confidence in his leadership and commitment to investing in Europe."

Principal Asset Management, which is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG), manages $601.9 billion in assets. PFG, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, has a global presence in the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Wealth Dynamix
, a client lifecycle management solutions provider, has appointed Mark Perkins as its new chief technology officer.

Perkins, who has more than 16 years’ experience in financial services technology, has led transformation programmes across capital markets, with particular depth in cloud transformation, SaaS and trading and risk platforms, according to a statement by the firm on its LinkedIn page late last week.

Prior to this role, he worked for more than five years as senior director at DXC Technology, based in London, and before that, worked for more than two years as product area lead, market risk at ANZ in the Greater Sydney area.