CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chief financial officer of Lowe’s Inc. is stepping down, the Mooresville-based home improvement chain announced Friday in a news release.

CFO Dave Denton, who joined Lowe’s in 2018, is leaving to “pursue another opportunity at a publicly traded company outside the industry,” the company stated. Denton came to Lowe's from CVS Health.

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Denton is succeeded by Brandon Sink, senior vice president of retail finance, who has worked in a variety of finance, strategy and accounting roles at Lowe’s since 2010.

The company has more than 300,000 employees across its businesses and operates almost 2,200 stores.