Becton Dickinson and Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective August 30th, the following leadership change will take place. Thomas Spoerel will serve as the Senior Vice President, CFO Regions along with finance leadership for the finance integration of the recently announced agreement for Becton Dickinson to acquire the Edwards Life Sciences’ Critical Care product group. Tom will no longer serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer as set forth under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Christopher DelOrefice, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will assume the responsibilities of principal accounting officer on an interim basis.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | |
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| By: | /s/ Gary DeFazio | |
| Gary DeFazio | ||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
Date: August 30, 2024