Principal Financial Group has named Noreen Fierro as senior vice president, chief compliance officer.

Fierro will oversee all regulatory compliance operations for the company.

Previously, Fierro served five years as chief ethics and compliance officer at Guardian Life, where she was co-executive sponsor of Guardian’s Women’s Leadership Network and was an advisory member of its enterprise Inclusion and Diversity Council.

Prior to Guardian, she held different compliance leadership roles at Prudential for over a decade, including chief compliance officer for both retirement solutions and group benefits. Most recently, she served as chief compliance officer for BetMGM.

Fierro succeeds Betsy Happe, who plans to retire March 31.