UnitedHealth Group Inc., with operations in Hartford, said the former and CEO of Fidelity Investments has joined its board, The Associated Press reports.
Prior to joining Fidelity in 2007, Rodger A. Lawson was vice chairman of Prudential Financial.
Lawson will stand for re-election by shareholders at the 2011 annual meeting along with the other members of the board, who are elected annually.
Meantime, UnitedHealth said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents a share to be paid March 21 to stockholders of record as of March 7.
