George L. Mikan earned a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in 1994 and is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Only in his early 40s George has already held a number of high executive positions. There are only a handful of business executives who have held the kinds of positions and responsibilities that George has.
At
the age of 41 he was the interim Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy from April
2012 to September 2012. George had been a board of director of Best Buy since
April 2008 to December 2012. In January 2013 he 42 became the President of
hedge fund ESL Investment Inc.
He
has served in a number of executive positions over a 14-year period at
UnitedHealth Group. George
was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President from November 8,
2006 to January 2011. He was the Senior Vice President from February 2006 to
November 2006. George was also the Chief Financial Officer at UnitedHealth
Group’s United Healthcare division and the President at UnitedHealth Networks,
Inc. from June 2004 to February 2006.
He
was the Chief Executive Officer at Health Services Platform at UnitedHealth
Group Inc. since January 2011. George
was the Chief Financial Officer of Specialized Care Services division from 2001
to 2004. He has also served as an
Executive in the UnitedHealth corporate development group. George joined
UnitedHealth Group in 1998 after a four year stint at Arthur Andersen.
ESL
Investments, Inc. is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. The company
mainly offers its services to pooled investment vehicles. ESL launches and
manages hedge funds for its clients. The company invests in public equity and
fixed income markets. It invests in convertible securities, derivatives, swaps
and options as well. ESL Investments was founded in 1988 by Edward Scott
Lampert.
From
healthcare to retail chain to hedge funds, George’s work experience has covered
different industries. His capability to work at the highest level shows his
value as an outstanding management talent.
No comments:
Post a Comment