Sir Andrew Witty Named UnitedHealth Group President
November 11 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has appointed Andrew Witty
UnitedHealth Group President.
As president of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), Witty will oversee
enterprise business strategy formulation, enterprise business
development and partnerships and oversight of enterprise research
and development and clinical capacities in addition to his
responsibilities as Optum chief executive officer.
“Optum has made remarkable progress under Andrew’s leadership
over the past 18 months, clarifying and focusing its strategy, and
driving key priorities to advance Optum’s position as a leader in
health care services,” said David S. Wichmann, UnitedHealth Group
Chief Executive Officer. “I’m confident that expanding Andrew’s
strategic insights more broadly across the company will help
accelerate the next phase of innovation and growth at UnitedHealth
Group as we focus on building and shaping the next generation
health system in a socially conscious way.”
Witty was named executive vice president, UnitedHealth Group,
and chief executive officer, Optum, in March 2018. He is also a
member of the Office of the Chief Executive and previously served
as a UnitedHealth Group company director. From 2008 to 2017, Witty
was chief executive officer and a director of the leading
pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). He joined GSK in
1985, and prior to being named CEO served as president of GSK
Europe. Witty is former chancellor of the University of Nottingham,
a British public research university, and serves on the Singapore
Prime Minister’s R&D Advisory Board. He is an advisor to 8VC
and Hatteras Venture Partners, as well as to the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation. Witty was knighted in 2012 for services to the
U.K. economy.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care
company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and
helping make the health system work better for everyone.
UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services
through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides
health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which
provides information and technology-enabled health services. For
more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on
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