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.
Executive officers (11)
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.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 15,686 | $524.25 | $8.2M |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 30,095 | $518.50 | $15.6M |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 24,376 | $520.00 | $12.7M |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Matthew J. White Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 16,676 | $525.00 | $8.8M |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 9,350 | $518.91 | $4.9M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Paula Rosput Reynolds Director | Buy | 100 | $479.12 | $48K |
| May 15, 2026 | Robert L. Wood Director | Sale | 4,335 | $506.39 | $2.2M |
| May 14, 2026 | Robert L. Wood Director | Sale | 880 | $508.76 | $448K |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Sale | 4,114 | $477.78 | $2.0M |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Sale | 2,406 | $476.41 | $1.1M |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 4,357 | $480.79 | $2.1M |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Binod Patwari Senior Vice President - APAC | Sale | 999 | $502.77 | $502K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 9,455 | $480.45 | $4.5M |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Sanjiv Lamba Chairman & CEO | Buy | 2,520 | $396.68 | $1000K |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Stephen F. Angel Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 50,309 | $473.38 | $23.8M |
| May 22, 2025 | Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Sale | 4,637 | $456.19 | $2.1M |
| May 22, 2025 | Sean Durbin EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Sale | 2,624 | $456.82 | $1.2M |
| May 16, 2025 | David P. Strauss Executive VP, Chief HR Officer | Sale | 1,987 | $457.04 | $908K |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Guillermo Bichara Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 4,833 | $461.65 | $2.2M |
| Mar 3, 2025 | David P. Strauss Executive VP, Chief HR Officer | Sale | 2,477 | $469.74 | $1.2M |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Juergen Nowicki Executive VP, Engineering | Sale | 1,507 | $459.44 | $692K |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Juergen Nowicki Executive VP, Engineering | Sale | 1,620 | $459.90 | $745K |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Juergen Nowicki Executive VP, Engineering | Sale | 3,655 | $459.57 | $1.7M |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Binod Patwari Senior Vice President - APAC | Sale | 1,400 | $457.55 | $641K |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Robert L. Wood Director | Sale | 2,900 | $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.
- 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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”).
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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)
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing
Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2022
Share price
Annual financials
From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Diluted EPS | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $34.0B | $6.9B | 20.3% | $14.61 | $86.8B |
| FY2024 | $33.0B | $6.6B | 19.9% | $13.62 | $80.1B |
| FY2023 | $32.9B | $6.2B | 18.9% | $12.59 | $80.8B |
| FY2022 | $33.4B | $4.1B | 12.4% | $8.23 | $79.7B |
| FY2021 | $30.8B | $3.8B | 12.4% | $7.33 | $81.6B |
| FY2020 | $27.2B | $2.5B | 9.2% | $4.71 | $88.2B |
| FY2019 | $28.2B | $2.3B | 8.1% | $4.19 | $86.6B |
| FY2018 | $14.8B | $4.4B | 29.5% | $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.