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The executive earlier caused public outrage when he defended the insurance giant’s practice of denying health care claims.
Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group CEO, resigned from his position at the healthcare and wellbeing company on May 13, 2025.
UnitedHealth Group revealed on Tuesday that its CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down due to personal reasons. Witty would remain a senior advisor as he is replaced by former CEO and longtime company leader Stephen Hemsley, who has been board chair since 2017.
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Andrew Witty is stepping down as CEO of health care giant UnitedHealth Group in a surprise transition that follows a period of unprecedented turbulence, including the public killing of a company executive and financial woes that in recent weeks have only intensified.
Nearly six months after late UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot, UnitedHealth Group’s CEO, Andrew Witty, stepped down for ‘personal reasons.’
UnitedHealth shares fell 22% on April 17, wiping out about $119 billion of market value, after the insurer cut its 2025 forecast.
A group of investors this week filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, alleging that the company withheld information following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December.