Michele J. Hooper Joins UnitedHealth Group's Board of Directors

Business Wire, Oct 31, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Board of Directors of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) today announced the appointment of Michele J. Hooper to the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Ms. Hooper is a managing partner and co-founder of The Directors' Council, a private company that works with corporate boards to increase their independence, effectiveness and diversity. From 1999 until 2000, Ms. Hooper was president and chief executive officer of Voyager Expanded Learning, a developer and provider of learning programs and teacher training for public schools. Prior to that, she held executive positions at Stadtlander Drug Company, Inc., and Caremark International, Inc.

Ms. Hooper currently serves as senior independent director for the board of AstraZeneca PLC and as a director for PPG Industries and Warner Music Group Corp. She was recently appointed one of the first public board members of the Center for Audit Quality, an autonomous public policy organization dedicated to fostering confidence in the audit process by promoting the audit profession's core values of integrity, objectivity, honesty and trust. Ms. Hooper is a board member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and president of the NACD Chicago Chapter. She is also a board member of the Center for Disease Control Foundation.

Richard T. Burke, chairman of the Board of Directors, said, "Michele's strategic management skills, board level experience and expertise in corporate governance mesh perfectly with both our business objectives and our efforts to further improve corporate culture and overall governance. We look forward to her contributions to our Company."

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through six operating businesses: UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, Uniprise, OptumHealth and Ingenix. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 70 million individuals nationwide. Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.