Published mark
Becton Dickinson
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
NYSE: BDX. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8
- SEC CIK
- 0000010795
- Website
- www.bd.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Thomas E. PolenSince Nov 25, 2025
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 11 / 1212 directors published
- Published claims
- 575 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 170 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 17 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Antoine C. Ezell executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
EffectiveEffective Nov 25, 2025E4
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President, President of the Americas and Chief Marketing Officer | Antoine C. Ezell | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President and President of Connected Care Segment | Bilal Muhsin | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer | David Shan | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President and President, Life Sciences | Michael Feld | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Executive Vice President and President, Medical Segment | Michael Garrison | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Executive Vice President and President, Greater Asia | Pavan Mocherla | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| Executive Vice President and President, Interventional Segment | Richard Byrd | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE11 |
| Executive Vice President and President, EMEA | Roland Goette | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE12 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | Stephen C. Neal | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE14 |
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President | Thomas E. Polen | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE15 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2021 | Christopher J. DelOrefice | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer since April 2022 | Shana Neal | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE13 |
Board of directors
Evidence12 directors published. 11 of 12 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram L. Scott | Independent | 2002 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; Quality and RegulatoryQuality and Regulatory | Source reportedE3 |
| Christopher Jones | Independent | 2010 | AuditAudit; Corporate Governance and Nominating · ChairCorporate Governance and Nominating, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Craig E. Fraser | Independent | 2006 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; Corporate Governance and NominatingCorporate Governance and Nominating | Source reportedE3 |
| Gregory J. Hayes | Independent | 2025 | AuditAudit; Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| Jeffery Wright | Independent | 2025 | AuditAudit; Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| Jeffrey W. Henderson | Independent | 2018 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| Joanne Waldstreicher | Independent | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| R. Andrew Eckert | Independent | 2016 | AuditCompensation and Human Capital, chairCompensation and Human Capital · Chair; Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Robert L. Huffines | Independent | 2025 | AuditAudit; Corporate Governance and NominatingCorporate Governance and Nominating | Source reportedE3 |
| Thomas E. Polen | Not independent | 2020 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Timothy M. Ring | Independent | 2017 | AuditAudit; Quality and RegulatoryQuality and Regulatory | Source reportedE3 |
| William M. Brown | Independent | 2022 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; Corporate Governance and NominatingCorporate Governance and Nominating | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Jeffrey W. Henderson | Jeffrey W. Henderson, Christopher Jones, Gregory J. Hayes, Jeffery Wright, R. Andrew Eckert, Robert L. Huffines, Timothy M. Ring | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Compensation and Human Capital | Not published | Jeffrey W. Henderson | human_capital, financial |
| Audit; Compensation and Human Capital | Not published | Gregory J. Hayes, Jeffery Wright | human_capital, financial |
| Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating | Not published | Robert L. Huffines | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair | Not published | Christopher Jones | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Quality and Regulatory | Not published | Timothy M. Ring | regulatory |
| Compensation and Human Capital | R. Andrew Eckert | R. Andrew Eckert, Bertram L. Scott, Craig E. Fraser, Gregory J. Hayes, Jeffery Wright, Jeffrey W. Henderson, William M. Brown | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital · Chair; Audit | Not published | R. Andrew Eckert | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital; Corporate Governance and Nominating | Not published | Craig E. Fraser, William M. Brown | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital; Quality and Regulatory | Not published | Bertram L. Scott | human_capital, regulatory, financial |
| Corporate Governance and Nominating | Christopher Jones | Christopher Jones, Craig E. Fraser, Robert L. Huffines, William M. Brown | Not described in the published record |
| Quality and Regulatory | Not published | Bertram L. Scott, Timothy M. Ring | regulatory |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Jeffrey W. Henderson; Members Jeffrey W. Henderson (Chair); Christopher Jones; Gregory J. Hayes; Jeffery Wright; R. Andrew Eckert; Robert L. Huffines; Timothy M. Ring
Committee AppointmentJeffrey W. Henderson: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentChristopher Jones: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentGregory J. Hayes: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentJeffery Wright: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentR. Andrew Eckert: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentRobert L. Huffines: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentTimothy M. Ring: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation and Human Capital: Chair R. Andrew Eckert; Members R. Andrew Eckert (Chair); Bertram L. Scott; Craig E. Fraser; Gregory J. Hayes; Jeffery Wright; Jeffrey W. Henderson; William M. Brown
Committee AppointmentR. Andrew Eckert: chair, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentBertram L. Scott: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentCraig E. Fraser: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentGregory J. Hayes: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentJeffery Wright: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentJeffrey W. Henderson: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentWilliam M. Brown: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee RecordCorporate Governance and Nominating: Chair Christopher Jones; Members Christopher Jones (Chair); Craig E. Fraser; Robert L. Huffines; William M. Brown
Committee AppointmentChristopher Jones: chair, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentCraig E. Fraser: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentRobert L. Huffines: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentWilliam M. Brown: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee RecordQuality and Regulatory: Chair not stated; Members Bertram L. Scott; Timothy M. Ring
Committee AppointmentBertram L. Scott: member, Quality and Regulatory
Committee AppointmentTimothy M. Ring: member, Quality and Regulatory
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerThomas E. Polen, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, from Nov 25, 2025
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingBDX (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: BDX | current | Sep 30, 1972 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameBECTON DICKINSON & CO
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.bd.com
Published FactUS
Published FactNJ
Published FactHealthcare
Published Facthttps://www.bd.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Antoine C. EzellExecutive Vice President, President of the Americas and Chief Marketing Officercompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:21
- Bilal MuhsinExecutive Vice President and President of Connected Care Segmentcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:22
- David ShanExecutive Vice President and Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officercompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:24
- Michael FeldExecutive Vice President and President, Life Sciencescompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:25
- Michael GarrisonExecutive Vice President and President, Medical Segmentcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:26
- Pavan MocherlaExecutive Vice President and President, Greater Asiacompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:27
- Richard ByrdExecutive Vice President and President, Interventional Segmentcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:28
- Roland GoetteExecutive Vice President and President, EMEAcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:29
- Stephen C. NealExecutive Vice President and Chief People Officercompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:31
- Thomas E. PolenChairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President; Directorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:32, company:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:18
- Christopher J. DelOreficeExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2021company:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:23
- Shana NealExecutive Vice President and Chief People Officer since April 2022company:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:30
- Bertram L. ScottDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:9
- Christopher JonesDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:10
- Craig E. FraserDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:11
- Gregory J. HayesDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:12
- Jeffery WrightDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:13
- Jeffrey W. HendersonDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:14
- Joanne WaldstreicherDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:15
- R. Andrew EckertDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:16
- Robert L. HuffinesDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:17
- Timothy M. RingDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:19
- William M. BrownDirectorcompany:2c77d196-8824-427f-bc3f-d2ae813302a8:leadership_role:20
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 17 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2BECTON DICKINSON & CO Form 10-K (filed 2025-11-25). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Dec 18, 2025. Retrieved Mar 23, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6BDX executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13BDX executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Nov 25, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16board_seats. board seats. Cited by 24 Claims.
- E17Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Antoine C. Ezell executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Bilal Muhsin executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- David Shan executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Michael Feld executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Michael Garrison executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Pavan Mocherla executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Richard Byrd executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Roland Goette executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Stephen C. Neal executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Thomas E. Polen executive of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-11-25.
- Gregory J. Hayes seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-01-01.
- Jeffery Wright seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-01-01.
- Robert L. Huffines seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation and Human Capital committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-01-01.
- Gregory J. Hayes member of Audit; Compensation and Human Capital, effective 2025-01-01.
- Jeffery Wright member of Audit; Compensation and Human Capital, effective 2025-01-01.
- Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2025-01-01.
- Robert L. Huffines member of Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2025-01-01.
- Joanne Waldstreicher seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2023-01-01.
- William M. Brown seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2022-01-01.
- William M. Brown member of Compensation and Human Capital; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2022-01-01.
- Thomas E. Polen seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2020-01-01.
- Jeffrey W. Henderson seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2018-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Compensation and Human Capital committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2018-01-01.
- Jeffrey W. Henderson member of Audit · Chair; Compensation and Human Capital, effective 2018-01-01.
- Timothy M. Ring seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2017-01-01.
- Audit; Quality and Regulatory committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2017-01-01.
- Timothy M. Ring member of Audit; Quality and Regulatory, effective 2017-01-01.
- R. Andrew Eckert seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2016-01-01.
- Compensation and Human Capital · Chair; Audit committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2016-01-01.
- R. Andrew Eckert member of Compensation and Human Capital · Chair; Audit, effective 2016-01-01.
- Christopher Jones seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2010-01-01.
- Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2010-01-01.
- Christopher Jones member of Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair, effective 2010-01-01.
- Craig E. Fraser seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2006-01-01.
- Compensation and Human Capital; Corporate Governance and Nominating committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2006-01-01.
- Craig E. Fraser member of Compensation and Human Capital; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2006-01-01.
- Bertram L. Scott seat on Becton Dickinson, effective 2002-01-01.
- Compensation and Human Capital; Quality and Regulatory committee of Becton Dickinson, effective 2002-01-01.
- Bertram L. Scott member of Compensation and Human Capital; Quality and Regulatory, effective 2002-01-01.