Pfizer CFO D'Amelio to Retire After 15 Years at Company

Frank D'Amelio, Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Pfizer Inc., arrives at Portcullis House to attend a parliamentary business and enterprise committee hearing on the future of AstraZeneca, in central London, on May 13, 2014. Andrew Winning/Reuters

Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Frank D'Amelio, 63, would retire after nearly 15 years at the company.

The drugmaker has started an external search for the successor of D'Amelio, who also served as executive vice president of global supply.