Andrew Witty

Wall Street Journal Announces Lineup for Annual Future of Everything Festival

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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  • Its from this exploration that The Future of Everything Festival becomes an extraordinary intersection of industries, innovators and ideas.
  • Future of Everything comprises a print and digital magazine, daily articles, a weekly newsletter, a podcast, and a three-day festival.
  • The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis.
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Sir Andrew Witty Returns to UnitedHealth Group After Leave of Absence

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced that Sir Andrew Witty, president of UnitedHealth Group and chief executive officer of Optum, has returned to the company after an eight-month leave of absence to serve as a Global Envoy for the World Health Organizations COVID-19 efforts.

Key Points: 
  • UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced that Sir Andrew Witty, president of UnitedHealth Group and chief executive officer of Optum, has returned to the company after an eight-month leave of absence to serve as a Global Envoy for the World Health Organizations COVID-19 efforts.
  • 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 Twitter.

Sir Andrew Witty to Take Leave of Absence From UnitedHealth Group to Co-lead World Health Organization Efforts to Accelerate a COVID-19 Vaccine

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced that Sir Andrew Witty, president of UnitedHealth Group and CEO of Optum, has been asked to co-lead a global effort of the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with key stakeholders, to accelerate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Key Points: 
  • UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced that Sir Andrew Witty, president of UnitedHealth Group and CEO of Optum, has been asked to co-lead a global effort of the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with key stakeholders, to accelerate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
  • Witty will be on a leave of absence from UnitedHealth Group while leading the initiative and will return to the company at approximately year end.
  • Witty was a member of the UnitedHealth Group Board of Directors from August 2017 until March 2018, when he became CEO of Optum.
  • 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.

Sir Andrew Witty Named UnitedHealth Group President

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Monday, November 11, 2019

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has appointed Andrew Witty UnitedHealth Group President.

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  • 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.
  • 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.

Linkage, Inc. Awards Warren Bennis Leadership Award to Healthcare Leader Sir Andrew Witty

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Linkage, Inc., a global leadership development consultancy, announced that it has awarded the 2018 Warren Bennis Award for Excellence in Leadership to Sir Andrew Witty, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.

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  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Linkage, Inc., a global leadership development consultancy, announced that it has awarded the 2018 Warren Bennis Award for Excellence in Leadership to Sir Andrew Witty, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Sir Andrew Witty spent over three decades at GlaxoSmithKline, most recently serving as CEO from 2008 to 2017.
  • The Award is named after Warren Bennis, referred to by Forbes Magazine as the "Dean of Leadership Gurus."
  • Sir Andrew Witty will receive the award on October 4, 2018 at Linkage's Global Institute for Leadership Development in Palm Desert, CA.

Linkage, Inc. Awards Warren Bennis Leadership Award to Healthcare Leader Sir Andrew Witty

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 16, 2018

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Linkage, Inc., a global leadership development consultancy, announced that it has awarded the 2018 Warren Bennis Award for Excellence in Leadership to Sir Andrew Witty, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Linkage, Inc., a global leadership development consultancy, announced that it has awarded the 2018 Warren Bennis Award for Excellence in Leadership to Sir Andrew Witty, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Sir Andrew Witty spent over three decades at GlaxoSmithKline, most recently serving as CEO from 2008 to 2017.
  • The Award is named after Warren Bennis, referred to by Forbes Magazine as the "Dean of Leadership Gurus."
  • Sir Andrew Witty will receive the award on October 4, 2018 at Linkage's Global Institute for Leadership Development in Palm Desert, CA.