LOS ANGELES, Calif. – December 1, 2008 – Morgan Samuels Company, a leading national management consulting firm specializing in executive recruitment, today announced the placement of Randall Odzer as the Chief Financial Officer, Health at Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group is a leading global financial company offering businesses, individuals, and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services. Their range of products and services includes retirement solutions, life and health insurance, wellness programs, and investment and banking products through their diverse family of financial services companies and national network of financial professionals.
Odzer had most recently been the Chief Financial Officer, OptumHealth Consumer Solutions at UnitedHealth Group. Previous to that, Odzer was the Chief Financial Officer, United Behavioral Health at UnitedHealth Group. Randall Odzer received his MBA in General Management from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and his BS in Accounting from University of Illinois in Chicago.