Heartland Financial USA, Inc. announced Margaret Lazo and Opal Perry have been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective June 23, 2023. Ms. Lazo will serve on the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and the Risk Committee, and Ms. Perry will serve on the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee. Ms. Lazo is a Senior Operating Consultant at Cerberus Capital Management, where she is engaged in human capital initiatives across its portfolio companies.

She is an accomplished executive with a history of successful leadership in the areas of talent development, DE&I, business transformation and organizational change. Prior to Cerberus, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Univision Communications, and prior to that, served in senior human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and NBC Universal. Ms. Lazo holds a B.S. in Communications and Business from St.

John’s University, and is an Advisory Board member of Bullseye Engagement, a member of the Board of Hispanic Federation and an advisory board member of the Latinx Executive Alliance. Ms. Perry is the Chief Strategy and Digital Transformation Officer at PODS Enterprises, LLC. She has over 25 years of experience in building and growing global technology organizations, leading change initiatives and managing integration activities, including having served as Chief Information Officer of Hertz Global and holding senior technology roles at Allstate Insurance and Wells Fargo and Company.

Ms. Perry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of California – Berkeley and Columbia University. Ms. Perry also served as an officer in the United States Air Force. The appointments expand the HTLF Board of Directors to 12 members.