UnitedHealth’s Optum Unit Gets Second New CFO in Six Months

The finance leader at one of UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s two major divisions has left that role after less than six months, the latest sign of rapid turnover in the top ranks of the health insurance conglomerate as it tries to recover from a series of crises that have jolted investors’ confidence.

Roger Connor, who was named chief financial officer of the company’s Optum health services unit in May, is leaving the role to return to the UK, according to an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg News. Longtime finance executive Ben Eklo is taking over as CFO at Optum, which had $253 billion in revenue last year. UnitedHealth’s Optum division includes its pharmacy benefits business, a vast portfolio of medical clinics and in-home care programs, and a data and technology unit.