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):  January 22, 2018


BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 

     
Delaware
1-1136
22-0790350
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification
Number)
     
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 546-4000

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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 February 15, 2018, Ms. Karen Murphy Santiago will be appointed Senior Vice President and Controller.  Mr. Joseph Caldarella, Senior Vice President and Controller, will retire on March 30, 2018.  Ms. Santiago, 47, joined Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in 2003 and has served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility.  Most recently, from 2012 to 2015 she served as Vice President, Finance for Global Manufacturing and Supply, from 2015 to 2016 as Vice President, Finance for US and Puerto Rico Commercial and since 2016 she has been Vice President, Lead for Enabling Functions and Finance Transformation.  Ms. Santiago has an M.B.A. in Finance and a B.S. in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Ms. Santiago is not a party to any arrangement or understanding regarding her selection as an officer.  There are no family relationships between Ms. Santiago and any director or executive officer of the Company.  Ms. Santiago is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
 

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.

 
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
       
Dated: January 25, 2018
By:
/s/ Katherine R. Kelly
   
Name:
Katherine R. Kelly
   
Title:
Corporate Secretary