(Reuters) -Becton Dickinson said on Wednesday that its Chief Financial Officer Chris DelOrefice will depart the company, effective December 5, to pursue a new professional opportunity.

The company said it is conducting a search to identify a permanent successor and named Vitor Roque, senior vice president of finance, business units, as the interim CFO.

Roque will assume the role upon DelOrefice’s departure.

The company also reported preliminary fourth-quarter revenue of about $5.9 billion, an increase of about 8.3% on a reported basis. Analysts expected a revenue of $5.91 billion, as per data complied by LSEG.

(Reporting by Sneha S K; Editing by Alan Barona)

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