UMC Health System is expected announce Monday afternoon that CEO and President David Allison will retire at the end of 2017.  

UMC is also expected to announce that current COO Mark Funderburk was chosen to replace Allison as president and CEO. Funderburk is scheduled to assume his new responsibilities on January 1, 2018.

Funderburk has been with UMC for 26 years and has been in his current post since 2007.