UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 28, 2011
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 001-4802
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22-0760120 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
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07417-1880 |
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(Zip Code) |
(201) 847-6800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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
Becton,
Dickinson and Company (“BD”) has elected
Suketu Upadhyay, 42, as Senior Vice President and Controller, effective
November 28, 2011. Mr. Upadhyay will serve as BD’s
principal accounting officer, succeeding William A. Tozzi, who has assumed another position within BD. Mr. Upadhyay has
served as BD’s Vice President of Finance — International since August 2010. Prior to joining BD in 2010,
Mr. Upadhyay was
employed with AstraZeneca, serving as the Global Head of R&D Finance, and also served in various
leadership roles in commercial finance. Prior to that, Mr. Upadhyay was Head of Finance for Centocor, Inc., a former
subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.