Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish Plans Departure, WSJ Reports
- Ex-UnitedHealth executive Boudreaux to step in, report says
- Move would follow collapse of Cigna deal, Obamacare turmoil
Joseph Swedish, chief executive officer of Anthem Inc.
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Less than a year after the implosion of his insurance megadeal, Anthem Inc. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Swedish is planning to step down, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Swedish, 66, will be replaced by Gail Boudreaux, the former CEO of the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group Inc. and a seasoned executive in the managed-care industry, the Journal reported Friday. The plan will be announced as soon as next week, the newspaper said.