Sir Andrew Philip Witty was born on 22 August 1964 and is a British business executive, who is the current chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group.
15 Facts About Andrew Witty
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Andrew Witty was the CEO of GlaxoSmithKline between 2008 and 2017.
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Andrew Witty formerly held the role of chancellor of the University of Nottingham.
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Andrew Witty joined Glaxo UK in 1985 as a management trainee.
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Andrew Witty served as a vice president and general manager of marketing of Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
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Andrew Witty served as an economic adviser to the governor of Guangzhou, China, from 2000 to 2002.
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Andrew Witty was appointed president, Pharmaceuticals Europe of GlaxoSmithKline plc in January 2003 and succeeded Jean-Pierre Garnier as CEO following his retirement in May 2008.
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Andrew Witty is paid an annual salary of and receives bonuses and other compensation amounting to for this role.
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From 2010 until 2015, Andrew Witty served on the business advisory board of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron.
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Andrew Witty announced his retirement from the role of chancellor in November 2017.
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In March 2016, Andrew Witty announced that he was to step down as chief executive.
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From 2017 until 2018, Andrew Witty led the National Health Service's Accelerated Access Collaborative.
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In July 2018, Andrew Witty became CEO of Optum, a division of UnitedHealth Group.
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Andrew Witty was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to the economy and the UK pharmaceutical industry.
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Andrew Witty was conferred the Honorary Citizen of Singapore in 2018.