UnitedHealth Group Announces Executive Leadership Actions

The Board of Directors of UnitedHealth Group named Sir Andrew Witty as chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding David S. Wichmann, who is retiring after successfully guiding the company through a period of growth and innovation and the deeply challenging onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sir Witty will rejoin the UnitedHealth Group Board of Directors and became CEO immediately on February 4, 2021. Mr. Wichmann is continuing in a transition period through March 2021. Sir Witty, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) John Rex, and Dirk McMahon, as the new president and chief operating officer (COO), will constitute the company’s Chief . . .