(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc’s Chief Executive Joseph Swedish will step down and be succeeded by industry veteran Gail Boudreaux, the Wall 
Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
It is unclear how quickly the transition will occur, but the plan is expected to be announced as soon as next week, the publication reported.
Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurer by revenue, did not respond to requests for comment.
Boudreaux is well-known among managed-care investors and has served as CEO of United Healthcare, a unit of the largest U.S. health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.