UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE:UNH) Optum unit has witnessed its second CFO transition in less than six months, with its current chief finance executive, Roger Connor, leaving the role, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing an internal company memo.
Connor, a former senior executive at British drugmaker GSK (GSK), will return to his home country, the U.K., according to the memo, which additionally suggested that he will stay with the company until April to ensure a smooth leadership transition.
Ben Eklo, an 18-year veteran at UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), will replace Connor effective Nov 1, a company spokesperson said.
Connor was named as the CFO of Optum after UnitedHealth’s (NYSE:UNH) chairman of the board, Stephen Hemsley, took over the group’s leadership in May, marking a major C-suite shakeup at the managed care giant.
Optum, along with UnitedHealth’s (UNH) insurance unit UnitedHealthcare, represents the company’s two major divisions. Connor became its CFO in May, having led the company’s OptumInsight unit, its tech-focused arm.