{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950103-24-012970","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BDX","cik":"0000010795","company_name":"BECTON DICKINSON & CO","filed_at":"2024-08-30T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:12.111811+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-31T06:45:39.537812+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"BDX reassigns Thomas Spoerel to SVP, CFO Regions; DelOrefice interim principal accounting officer","bullets":["Effective Aug. 30, 2024, Thomas Spoerel becomes SVP, CFO Regions, leading finance integration for Edwards Critical Care acquisition.","Spoerel steps down as principal accounting officer; Christopher DelOrefice (EVP, CFO) assumes interim principal accounting officer role.","Reallocation supports finance integration of previously announced Edwards Life Sciences Critical Care product group deal."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-24-012970","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-24-012970.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-24-012970.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-24-012970.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000095010324012970/0000950103-24-012970-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000095010324012970/dp217297_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-31T06:45:39.537812+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"c879f9f4a5","claim":"Christopher DelOrefice was appointed as interim principal accounting officer at BECTON DICKINSON & CO.","evidence_excerpt":"Christopher DelOrefice, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will assume the responsibilities of principal accounting officer on an interim basis.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000095010324012970/0000950103-24-012970-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"interim principal accounting officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"ca35187002","claim":"Thomas Spoerel was appointed as Senior Vice President, CFO Regions at BECTON DICKINSON & CO.","evidence_excerpt":"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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000095010324012970/0000950103-24-012970-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President, CFO Regions"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}