NU Online News Service, Dec. 5, 1:32 p.m. – FBL Financial Group Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, says Craig Lang has taken over as chairman.
Lang, 50, is succeeding Edward Wiederstein, 53, at FBL, which is a publicly traded affiliate of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
Lang is also succeeding Wiederstein as president of the federation. A stockholder agreement gives the president of the federation the right to serve as chairman of FBL.