As CFO of UnitedHealth Group, Mr. Rex will oversee treasury, venture and private equity investment activity, and mergers and acquisitions.
He succeeds David S. Wichman, who will now devote his full attention to his duties as president of the company.
“John Rex has been an exceptional leader at Optum and a highly valued contributor to the enterprise overall, so our company will be very well served with him in his new role,” said Mr. Wichman.
Tami Reller, current executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Optum, will take over Mr. Rex’s CFO spot at Optum.
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