UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley, who replaced Andrew Witty, said he has the right strategy in place “for the era ahead.”

Stephen J. Hemsley was named the new CEO with immediate effect after Andrew Witty resigned as CEO for “personal reasons.” The firm has been under fire for issues in the insura

UnitedHealth Group announced that Andrew Witty will step down as CEO due to “personal reasons.” He is being replaced by Stephen J. Hemsley, who served as the company’s CEO from 2006 to 2017.

UnitedHealth Group announced that CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down due to 'personal reasons,' Stephen Hemsley will replace him.

Andrew Witty's exit comes only a few weeks after UnitedHealth cut its annual forecast and reported its first earnings miss since the 2008 financial crisis, marking a major setback under Witty's leadership.

There has been a change in leadership at UnitedHealth Group, based in Minnetonka. In a statement released today the company announced that Andrew Witty is stepping down as CEO for personal reasons. Witty,

Stephen Weiss, who frequently appears on CNBC, noted on the network yesterday that he was holding onto his position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) after UNH’s CEO, Andrew Witty, resigned, citing “personal reasons.

Hemsley, 72, had led the company for more than a decade until 2017 and is re-taking the reins following a series of setbacks.