Linde PLC 8-K, filed Oct 26, 2020
Linde PLC (LIN)
About this 8-K
Linde PLC filed this 8-K on October 26, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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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. |
(c)
On October 26, 2020, Linde plc issued a press release announcing that Linde’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Sanjiv Lamba, age 56 to serve as the company’s Chief Operating Officer effective January 1st, 2021. A copy of Linde plc’s press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02(c).
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 26, 2020 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
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| By: | /s/ Guillermo Bichara | |
| Name: | Guillermo Bichara | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
Date: October 26, 2020
Exhibit 99.1
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Press release
Linde Appoints Sanjiv Lamba as Chief Operating Officer
Guildford, UK, October 26, 2020 – Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Sanjiv Lamba to serve as the company’s Chief Operating Officer effective January 1st, 2021. In this role, Mr. Lamba will be responsible for the regional operating segments of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA, as well as Linde Engineering, Lincare, and certain global functions, initiatives and businesses. Mr. Lamba will report directly to Linde’s CEO, Mr. Steve Angel, and relocate to Danbury, CT.
Prior to being named COO, Mr. Lamba served in several roles including EVP APAC, Head of Regional Business units – South & South East Asia and various financial roles during his 31 years with Linde.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Steve Angel said “Today’s announcement is a reflection of the confidence I and the Board have in Sanjiv’s ability to continue to drive Linde’s performance by leveraging digitalization initiatives across every aspect of our business and capitalizing on opportunities for future growth including healthcare, electronics, and clean energy. Please join me in congratulating Sanjiv on his new and important role”.
About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2019 sales of $28 billion (€25 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.
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