Seven top executives recently left UnitedHealthcare, including the former VP of advocacy product and innovation and the chief growth officer. They have taken up leadership positions in companies such as Aptihealth, Sevita, UCare, Alignment Health, Gold Kidney Health Plan, Community Health Plan of Washington, and RVI Group. These departures signal significant changes in UnitedHealthcare’s leadership landscape.
UnitedHealthcare has recently witnessed the departure of seven prominent executives, including regional CEOs and its chief growth officer. Here are the details of their new roles after leaving the company:
1. Regina Pitstick, the former VP of advocacy product and innovation for UnitedHealthcare’s employer and individual segments took up the position of Senior Vice President at Aptihealth in July, a leading behavioral health provider.
2. Philip Kaufman, the former chief growth officer and CEO of individual and family plans at UnitedHealthcare, bid farewell to the company in June and assumed the role of CEO at Sevita, a provider specializing in complex care.
3. Jon Hamdorf, Ph.D., who served as the former COO of UnitedHealthcare’s community plan in Kansas, transitioned to become the Kansas market president at UCare in June.
4. Todd Macaluso, the former VP of sales in multiple UnitedHealthcare markets, made a move to Alignment Health in June, where he now holds the position of chief growth officer for their Medicare Advantage services.
5. Gregg Kunemund, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare and retirement plans, took on the role of COO at Gold Kidney Health Plan in May.
6. Genevieve Caruncho-Simpson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s community and state plan in Washington, is now the chief transformation and innovation officer at Community Health Plan of Washington, a move she made in March.
7. James Bedard, the former lead for mergers and acquisitions at UnitedHealthcare, was appointed CFO at RVI Group, a specialty insurer, in December.
These departures mark significant changes in the leadership landscape of UnitedHealthcare while presenting new opportunities and challenges for the executives in their respective roles.
