Wayne DeVeydt, 55, will take over as UnitedHealth CFO on Sept. 2, the company said, replacing John Rex, who had served in the job since 2016. Rex, 63, will become a strategic adviser to UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley at that time.

UnitedHealth Group announced yet another major executive move this week, with Chief Financial Officer John Rex set to step down next month. | UnitedHealth Group announced yet another major executive move this week,

Wayne DeVeydt, a healthcare veteran who most recently worked at Bain Capital, will take up the finance chief job on Sept. 2 as the healthcare behemoth faces an array of operational challenges.