George Lawrence Mikan III

George L. Mikan III has been a Class 2 director since April 2008. Since November 2006, he has been the executive vice president and chief financial officer of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. Mr. Mikan joined UnitedHealth Group in 1998 and has held. various executive positions of increasing responsibility from 1998 to the present. From 1994 to 1998, he was employed at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mikan's main corporate stint was at UnitedHealth Group Inc, where he spent 14 years and served as executive vice president and chief financial officer, as well as CEO of its Optum subsidiary. He became a Best Buy director in 2008. Mikan was at the helm of Best Buy when Richard Schulze, its former chairman and founder, lost his chairmanship after he was held responsible for failing to notify the board about allegations against his protégé Dunn. Schulze resigned as board member in June.