UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED (NYSE:UNH) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 13, 2018, the Board of Directors of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (“UnitedHealth Group” or the “Company”) elected F. William McNabb III to serve as an independent director. Mr. McNabb has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board of Directors.
Mr. McNabb is the chairman of The Vanguard Group, Inc. He joined Vanguard in 1986. In 2008, he became chief executive officer; in 2010 he became chairman of the board of directors and the board of trustees of the Vanguard group of investment companies. He stepped down as chief executive officer at the end of 2017. Earlier in his career, he led each of Vanguard’s client facing business divisions. Mr. McNabb serves as the vice-chairman of the Investment Company Institute's board of governors; he was chairman from 2013 to 2016. He is chairman of the board of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia and serves on the Wharton Leadership Advisory Board and the Dartmouth Athletic Advisory Board. He is also a board member of CECP: The CEO Force for Good.
Mr. McNabb will receive compensation for his services as a director in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation program for non-employee directors, which is summarized in Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
In accordance with the Company’s customary practice, the Company is entering into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. McNabb, which requires the Company to indemnify him against certain liabilities that may arise as a result of his status or service as a director. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of Indemnification Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2015.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. McNabb and any other person to which Mr. McNabb was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors. Mr. McNabb has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC ExhibitEX-99.1 2 unh8-kexhibit991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit N E W S R E L E A S E(For Immediate Release)WILLIAM MCNABB JOINS UNITEDHEALTH GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORSMINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 15,…To view the full exhibit click here
About UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED (NYSE:UNH)
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a diversified healthcare company. The Company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, OptumHealth, OptumInsight and OptumRx. The Company conducts its operations through two business platforms: health benefits operating under UnitedHealthcare and health services operating under Optum. UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare benefits to a range of customers and markets through its UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare Community & State, and UnitedHealthcare Global businesses. Optum is a health services business serving the healthcare marketplace, including payers, care providers, employers, governments, life sciences companies and consumers, through its OptumHealth, OptumInsight and OptumRx businesses.