POWER OF ATTORNEY


         I, Jean-Marc Huet, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, in the United States of America, and
having its principal place of business at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York,
do hereby constitute and appoint each of Sonia Vora and Katherine Kelly
individually, as my lawful attorney-in-fact and in my name, place and stead
to execute and deliver any and all documents relating to insider reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including, without limitation, the execution and filing of all Forms 3, 4
and 5, and to take such other action, as such attorney considers necessary
or appropriate, to effectuate such transactions until such time as I am
no longer an officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney on this 31st
day of March 2008.


                           /s/ Jean-Marc Huet
                               Jean-Marc Huet