LIN · Nasdaq

Linde plc

Industrial Gases · Guildford, United Kingdom · founded 1879

Board members
10
CEO
Sanjiv Lamba
Insider buys, 12 mo
$1.0M
Insider sales, 12 mo
$63.0M

Board of directors (10)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Sanjiv Lamba
Chairman & CEOsince Mar 2022+1 S&P board
Stephen F. Angel
Chief Executive Officersince Oct 2018+2 S&P boards
Victoria Ossadnik
Directorsince Oct 2018
Robert L. Wood
Directorsince Oct 2018
Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Directorsince Oct 2018
Thomas Enders
Directorsince Oct 2018+1 S&P board
Alberto Weisser
Directorsince Nov 2021
Josef Kaeser
Directorsince Nov 2021
Hugh Grant
Directorsince Jan 2023+1 S&P board
Paula Rosput Reynolds
Directorsince Mar 2024+1 S&P board

Executive officers (11)

Sanjiv Lamba
Chairman & CEOsince Oct 2018
Matthew J. White
Chief Financial Officersince Oct 2018
Kelcey E. Hoyt
Principal Accounting Officersince Oct 2018
Sean Durbin
EVP, Chief Operating Officersince Mar 2021
Guillermo Bichara
Exec VP & Chief Legal Officersince Mar 2022
Oliver Pfann
Senior Vice President, EMEAsince Aug 2023
Binod Patwari
Senior Vice President - APACsince Nov 2024
Stefanos Innocenzi
SVP, Linde Engineeringsince May 2025
Desiree Bacher
SVP, Chief HR Officersince Sep 2025
Benjamin Glazer
SVP, Americassince Oct 2025
Denny Brown
VP, Chief Accounting Officersince May 2026

Company facts

Chair
Sanjiv Lamba
In S&P 500 since
Jul 1992
Incorporated in
L2
Fiscal year ends
December
SEC industry
Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
SEC filings
EDGAR

Connections to other S&P 500 companies

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$1.0M
2 trades · 2 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$63.0M
12 trades · 5 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$62.0M
Data through
Nov 4, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Nov 4, 2026Matthew J. White
Chief Financial Officer
Sale15,686$524.25$8.2M
Nov 4, 2026Matthew J. White
Chief Financial Officer
Sale30,095$518.50$15.6M
Nov 4, 2026Matthew J. White
Chief Financial Officer
Sale24,376$520.00$12.7M
Nov 4, 2026Matthew J. White
Chief Financial Officer
Sale16,676$525.00$8.8M
Nov 2, 2026Guillermo Bichara
Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer
Sale9,350$518.91$4.9M
Aug 18, 2026Paula Rosput Reynolds
Director
Buy100$479.12$48K
May 15, 2026Robert L. Wood
Director
Sale4,335$506.39$2.2M
May 14, 2026Robert L. Wood
Director
Sale880$508.76$448K
Mar 10, 2026Sean Durbin
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Sale4,114$477.78$2.0M
Mar 10, 2026Sean Durbin
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Sale2,406$476.41$1.1M
Mar 10, 2026Guillermo Bichara
Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer
Sale4,357$480.79$2.1M
Feb 24, 2026Binod Patwari
Senior Vice President - APAC
Sale999$502.77$502K
Feb 17, 2026Guillermo Bichara
Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer
Sale9,455$480.45$4.5M
Dec 8, 2025Sanjiv Lamba
Chairman & CEO
Buy2,520$396.68$1000K
Aug 7, 2025Stephen F. Angel
Chief Executive Officer
Sale50,309$473.38$23.8M
May 22, 2025Sean Durbin
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Sale4,637$456.19$2.1M
May 22, 2025Sean Durbin
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Sale2,624$456.82$1.2M
May 16, 2025David P. Strauss
Executive VP, Chief HR Officer
Sale1,987$457.04$908K
Mar 11, 2025Guillermo Bichara
Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer
Sale4,833$461.65$2.2M
Mar 3, 2025David P. Strauss
Executive VP, Chief HR Officer
Sale2,477$469.74$1.2M
Feb 20, 2025Juergen Nowicki
Executive VP, Engineering
Sale1,507$459.44$692K
Feb 20, 2025Juergen Nowicki
Executive VP, Engineering
Sale1,620$459.90$745K
Feb 20, 2025Juergen Nowicki
Executive VP, Engineering
Sale3,655$459.57$1.7M
Feb 18, 2025Binod Patwari
Senior Vice President - APAC
Sale1,400$457.55$641K
Feb 10, 2025Robert L. Wood
Director
Sale2,900$456.26$1.3M

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Sep 29, 2025

    (b) On September 29, 2025, Stephen F. Angel, Chairman of the Board of Linde plc (“Linde”), announced that he will retire from Linde’s Board of Directors effective January 31, 2026. In connection with Mr. Angel’s retirement, Linde’s Board of Directors appointed Sanjiv Lamba, Linde’s CEO, to the additional position of Chairman of the Board effective upon Mr. Angel’s retirement on January 31, 2026. Robert Wood will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director when Mr. Lamba becomes Chairman of the Board. (c) On September 29, 2025, Linde announced that Linde’s Board of Directors has appointed Sean Durbin, currently EVP-North America, as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Linde reporting to Linde’s CEO effective October 1, 2025. Durbin, 54, has served as Executive Vice President, North America effective September 1, 2023.

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  2. Aug 7, 2025

    (b) David Strauss, Executive Vice President-Chief Human Resources Officer, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2026, after serving 35 years with Linde. His role as an executive officer of Linde plc will terminate effective September 1, 2025. Desiree Bacher, who currently serves as Senior Vice President-Communications, AI, & Corporate Procurement, has been appointed as Senior Vice President-Chief Human Resources Officer, succeeding Mr. Strauss, effective September 1, 2025.

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  3. Dec 2, 2024

    (e) Linde plc (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K on November 4, 2024, disclosing that John Panikar, formerly Executive Vice President-APAC, announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2025, after serving 33 years with Linde, and that his role as an executive officer of Linde plc terminated effective November 1, 2024. Subsequently, Linde Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“Linde Inc.”) and Mr. Panikar entered into a Retirement Agreement and General Release (the “Retirement Agreement”) effective on November 27, 2024, pursuant to which Mr. Panikar will remain employed in a non-executive officer role from November 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025 (the “Retirement Date”).

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  4. Nov 4, 2024

    (b) John Panikar, Executive Vice President-APAC, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2025, after serving 33 years with Linde. His role as an executive officer of Linde plc will terminate effective November 1, 2024. Binod Patwari, who currently serves as the Managing Director of Linde’s South Pacific Region, has been appointed as Senior Vice President-APAC, succeeding Mr. Panikar, effective November 1, 2024. Mr. Patwari will be responsible for all APAC operations, executing the business plan and developing strategies for the APAC region.

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  5. Apr 30, 2024

    (b) As contemplated by the Director Tenure & Resignation Policy of the Board of Directors of Linde plc, Martin H. Richenhagen retired from the Board of Directors effective April 29, 2024.

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  6. Feb 28, 2024

    (d) Election of New Director On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors elected Paula Rosput Reynolds as a new independent member of the Board of Directors of Linde plc effective on that date. Ms. Reynolds will serve on the Audit Committee and the Sustainability Committee. She will be entitled to participate in the Linde non-management director compensation program described under the caption “Director Compensation: Director Compensation Program” in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement dated April 28, 2023.

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  7. Apr 28, 2023

    (b) As contemplated by the Director Tenure & Resignation Policy of the Board of Directors of Linde plc, Edward G. Galante retired from the Board of Directors effective April 24, 2023, as he has attained the age of 72.

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  8. Jan 24, 2023

    (d) Election of New Director On January 23, 2023, the Board of Directors elected Hugh Grant as new member of the Board of Directors effective on that date. Mr. Grant will serve on the Nomination and Governance Committee and the Human Capital Committee. He will be entitled to participate in the Linde non-management director compensation program described under the caption “Director Compensation: Director Compensation Program” in the Company’s 2022 proxy statement dated April 29, 2022. Exhibit No Description 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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  9. Nov 18, 2021

    (e) On October 25, 2021, the Board of Directors of Linde plc (the “Company”) appointed Sanjiv Lamba to succeed Stephen F. Angel as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2022. On November 12, 2021, the Company entered into an Offer Letter agreement with Mr. Lamba that sets forth certain terms of his employment and compensation effective March 1, 2022. Pursuant to the Offer Letter, (a) Mr.

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  10. Oct 25, 2021

    (b),(c), (d) Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer On October 25, 2021, the Board of Directors of Linde plc (the “Company”) appointed Sanjiv Lamba to succeed Stephen F. Angel as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and elected Mr. Lamba to the Board of directors, each effective March 1, 2022. Mr. Lamba, age 57, was named Linde’s Chief Operating Officer in October 2020. Throughout his more than 30-year tenure with Linde, he served in various leadership roles including Executive Vice President APAC, Head of Regional Business units (South & South East Asia) and Managing Director India. Appointment of New Chairman of the Board and Director Retirements On October 25, 2021, the Board of Directors also appointed Stephen F.

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  11. Jan 19, 2021

    (b) Eduardo Menezes, Executive Vice President-EMEA, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2021, after serving 35 years with Linde. Sean Durbin, who serves as Senior Vice President-Global Functions, has been named Executive Vice President-EMEA, succeeding Mr. Menezes, effective April 1, 2021. Mr. Durbin has held roles of increasing responsibility since joining Praxair in 1990. As Senior Vice President-Global Functions, Mr. Durbin oversees Linde’s global supply chain, technology, safety, and sustainability functions, among others. Prior to this, he served as the President of a regional business unit in Europe, and prior to the Praxair-Linde merger in 2018, he served as the President of Praxair’s business unit in Canada.

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  12. Oct 26, 2020

    (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

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  13. Mar 19, 2020

    (b) Christian Bruch, Executive Vice President Engineering of Linde plc (the “Company”) has notified the Company that he is resigning from the Company effective April 1, 2020 in order to pursue a position with another company.

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  14. Jan 25, 2019

    (e) On January 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of Linde plc (the “Company”) adopted the Linde plc Annual Variable Compensation Plan effective as of January 1, 2019 (the “Plan”), pursuant to which annual variable compensation awards may be paid to executive officers and other eligible employees of the Company. The Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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  15. Oct 31, 2018

    Resignation and Appointment of Directors In connection with the completion of the Business Combination, each director previously serving on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) resigned effective as of October 22, 2018. In addition, in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Board, effective as of October 22, 2018, consists of twelve members as follows: • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle, Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Stephen F. Angel, Chief Executive Officer; • Five directors designated by Praxair: Dr. Nance K. Dicciani, Edward G. Galante, Larry D. McVay, Martin Richenhagen and Robert L. Wood; and • Five directors designated by Linde AG: Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Prof. Dr. Clemens Börsig, Dr. Thomas Enders, Franz Fehrenbach and Dr. Victoria Ossadnik.

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2022

Share price

$515.25+427% since 2016 board/officer change filed
12132252320172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2025$34.0B$6.9B20.3%$14.61$86.8B
FY2024$33.0B$6.6B19.9%$13.62$80.1B
FY2023$32.9B$6.2B18.9%$12.59$80.8B
FY2022$33.4B$4.1B12.4%$8.23$79.7B
FY2021$30.8B$3.8B12.4%$7.33$81.6B
FY2020$27.2B$2.5B9.2%$4.71$88.2B
FY2019$28.2B$2.3B8.1%$4.19$86.6B
FY2018$14.8B$4.4B29.5%$13.11$93.4B

Former directors and officers (16)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Armando Botello
SENIOR VP, APACOct 2026 – Oct 2026
David P. Strauss
Executive VP, Chief HR OfficerMar 2022 – May 2025
Juergen Nowicki
Executive VP, EngineeringApr 2020 – Mar 2025
John Panikar
Executive VP, APACJan 2021 – Sep 2024
Martin Richenhagen
DirectorOct 2018 – Mar 2024
Edward G. Galante
DirectorOct 2018 – Mar 2023
Andreas Opfermann
Executive VP, Clean EnergyNov 2019 – May 2022
Franz Fehrenbach
DirectorOct 2018 – Feb 2022
Nance K. Dicciani
DirectorOct 2018 – Feb 2022
Larry D. McVay
DirectorOct 2018 – Feb 2022
Clemens A. H. Boersig
DirectorOct 2018 – Feb 2022
Wolfgang Reitzle
DirectorOct 2018 – Feb 2022
Eduardo F. Menezes
Executive VP EMEA GasesOct 2018 – Mar 2021
Anne K. Roby
Executive Vice PresidentOct 2018 – Jun 2020
Christian Bruch
Executive VP EngineeringOct 2018 – Mar 2020
Bernd Hugo Eulitz
Executive VP Americas GasesOct 2018 – Aug 2019
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