Becton Dickinson: John DeFord, Patrick Kaltenbach, Dave Hickey

Becton Dickinson announced the retirement of Chief Technology Officer John DeFord, who joined BD with the acquisition of CR Bard in 2017. DeFord will be succeeded by Patrick Kaltenbach, who will serve as CTO and executive vice president. Kaltenbach joined BD as president of the life sciences segment in May 2018 after having most recently served as Agilent's senior vice president and president of that firm's life sciences and applied markets group. Dave Hickey, who currently serves as BD's worldwide president of integrated diagnostics solutions, will be promoted to the position of executive vice president and president of life sciences. The new appointments will be effective Jan. 1, 2021.