LIN · Linde PLC · Executive Compensation

$466.22 +4.60 (+1.00%)

S&P 500 member Nasdaq-100 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$212.80B

460.98M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Executive Officer	$1,575,000	—	$11,680,804	$4,938,908	$3,197,250	$187,908	$21,777,870
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$944,750	—	$5,007,108	$2,116,738	$1,386,326	$42,238	$9,670,160
Guillermo Bichara	Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	$830,250	—	$2,960,304	$1,251,523	$1,006,429	$57,428	$6,231,934
Sean F. Durbin	Chief Operating Officer	$789,000	—	$2,845,953	$1,203,235	$1,058,167	$67,059	$6,075,414
David P. Strauss	Former Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer	$722,256	—	$2,345,152	$991,517	$875,310	$26,979	$5,251,214
Benjamin W. Glazer	Senior Vice President, Americas	$625,000	—	$1,952,919	$825,214	$769,998	$100,498	$4,363,629

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Executive Officer	$1,475,000	—	$11,473,602	$4,677,524	$2,698,070	$150,144	$20,696,088
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$910,000	—	$4,702,961	$1,916,399	$1,292,491	$40,250	$9,023,101
Guillermo Bichara	Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	$798,750	—	$2,812,145	$1,146,010	$914,460	$68,788	$5,856,153
Sean F. Durbin	Executive Vice President,	$737,500	—	$2,658,769	$1,082,374	$859,247	$48,575	$5,491,465
David P. Strauss	Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer	$773,750	—	$2,213,228	$902,166	$933,294	$28,814	$4,880,252

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Executive Officer	$1,375,000	—	$9,409,791	$3,880,751	$3,480,263	$185,567	$19,200,255
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$870,000	—	$3,849,416	$1,587,789	$1,791,006	$38,500	$8,292,712
Sean F. Durbin	Executive Vice President,	$693,750	—	$2,140,162	$882,198	$1,167,416	$2,400,307	$7,384,833
John M. Panikar	Executive Vice President, APAC	$693,750	—	$2,078,953	$857,507	$879,769	$400,822	$6,590,801
Guillermo Bichara	Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	$758,750	—	$2,253,317	$927,815	$1,271,585	$67,028	$5,393,494

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Executive Officer	$1,242,500	—	$5,989,067	$2,475,244	$2,634,317	$2,155,194	$14,601,322
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$830,000	—	$2,458,287	$1,015,652	$1,596,289	$37,250	$5,995,478
North America	—	$668,750	—	$1,352,058	$558,643	$1,111,864	$1,417,213	$5,153,528
Sean F. Durbin	Executive Vice President, EMEA	$668,750	—	$1,352,058	$558,643	$1,111,864	$1,417,213	$5,153,528
John M. Panikar	Executive Vice President, APAC	$668,750	—	$1,352,058	$558,643	$803,486	$1,657,422	$5,040,358
Guillermo Bichara	Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	$731,250	—	$1,450,691	$598,530	$1,113,376	$50,623	$3,986,469
Stephen Angel	Former Chief Executive Officer	$333,333	—	$0	$0	$0	$29,206	$362,539

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stephen Angel	Former Chief Executive Officer	$1,586,250	—	$10,764,948	$5,044,977	$5,282,213	$297,644	$31,426,032
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Executive Officer	$949,440	—	$3,308,931	$1,549,611	$2,120,930	$2,616,140	$12,837,678
John M. Panikar	Executive Vice President, APAC	$650,000	—	$1,538,022	$720,846	$1,076,933	$2,070,647	$9,432,448
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$788,750	—	$2,770,247	$1,297,296	$1,926,128	$35,375	$6,916,796
Sean F. Durbin	Executive Vice President, EMEA	$616,667	—	$1,538,022	$720,846	$1,115,165	$827,456	$4,869,156

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stephen Angel	Former Chief Executive Officer	$1,545,000	—	$7,880,305	$2,950,344	$3,441,874	$265,378	$18,556,901
Eduardo Menezes	Executive Vice President, EMEA	$755,000	—	$1,746,550	$653,631	$1,093,519	$577,205	$6,905,904
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Executive Officer	$757,868	—	$1,746,550	$653,631	$1,096,320	$30,385	$5,148,195
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$755,000	—	$2,031,029	$760,293	$1,160,546	$33,938	$4,835,805
Andreas Opfermann	Executive Vice President, Americas	$652,508	—	$1,212,785	$453,966	$630,616	$658,242	$3,808,413

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stephen Angel	Chief Executive Officer	$1,520,833	—	$9,121,847	$4,152,405	$3,726,422	$358,371	$22,475,878
Eduardo Menezes	Executive Vice President, EMEA	$742,500	—	$2,079,213	$946,189	$1,137,161	$635,516	$8,762,578
Sanjiv Lamba	Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer	$740,177	—	$2,285,998	$2,027,369	$1,418,403	$34,679	$7,456,009
Christian Bruch	Executive Vice President &	$671,675	—	$1,711,819	$1,583,977	$1,269,096	$26,524	$5,861,839
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$742,500	—	$2,415,358	$1,099,328	$1,273,517	$37,656	$5,636,359

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stephen Angel	Chief Executive Officer	$1,381,250	—	$5,541,113	$6,455,741	$3,632,089	$49,139,132	$66,149,326
Eduardo Menezes	Executive Vice President, EMEA	$672,500	—	$1,067,826	$1,244,044	$1,193,449	$12,656,237	$16,834,055
Matthew White	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	$672,500	—	$1,124,294	$1,309,557	$1,227,146	$34,425	$4,430,922
Sanjiv Lamba	Chief Operating Officer	$765,390	—	$0	$0	$2,477,356	$24,029	$4,352,304
Christian Bruch	Executive Vice President &	$708,695	—	$0	$0	$2,039,523	$30,309	$3,283,594

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Sanjiv Lamba	Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2026-01-31	2025-09-29
Sean Durbin	Chief Operating Officer	Appointed	2025-10-01	2025-09-29
Stephen F. Angel	Chairman of the Board	Retired	2026-01-31	2025-09-29
Desiree Bacher	Senior Vice President-Chief Human Resources Officer	Appointed	2025-09-01	2025-08-07
David Strauss	executive officer of Linde plc	Terminated	2025-09-01	2025-08-07
David Strauss	Executive Vice President-Chief Human Resources Officer	Retired	2026-03-31	2025-08-07
John Panikar	Executive Vice President-APAC	Retired	2025-03-31	2024-12-02
Binod Patwari	Senior Vice President-APAC	Appointed	2024-11-01	2024-11-04
John Panikar	executive officer of Linde plc	Terminated	2024-11-01	2024-11-04
John Panikar	Executive Vice President-APAC	Retired	2025-03-31	2024-11-04

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