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UnitedHealth Just Pulled a CEO Switcheroo

Andrew Witty is out for 'personal reasons,' Stephen Hemsley returns to the top post he left in 2017

(Newser) - UnitedHealth just called in a familiar face after a massive earnings miss—former CEO Stephen Hemsley is back at the helm, replacing Andrew Witty, who's out effective immediately, with the company citing "personal reasons" for his departure, per the Wall Street Journal . The company is turning to...

UnitedHealth Faces Investor Lawsuit After CEO's Killing

Roberto Faller alleges that earnings forecasts hid the impact of Brian Thompson's death

(Newser) - UnitedHealth Group is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from an investor who alleges the company was misleading about its financial outlook following the December killing of CEO Brian Thompson, reports CBS News . The suit, filed Wednesday by investor Roberto Faller in the Southern District of New York, claims UnitedHealth...

Report: UnitedHealth Chief Has Been Boasting of a Record Year

UnitedHealth Group's Andrew Witty has also been calming staffers after murder of Brian Thompson

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Andrew Witty, chief executive for UnitedHealth Group, penned an op-ed in the New York Times condemning the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson . Now, Witty himself is in the spotlight, thanks to a new profile in the Wall Street Journal that talks about how he's steering...

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