---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-333670"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIN"
cik: "0001707925"
company_name: "LINDE PLC"
filed_at: "2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T07:02:45.548919+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Linde appoints Sanjiv Lamba as CEO effective March 1, 2022; discloses compensation terms

## Summary
- Sanjiv Lamba to succeed Stephen F. Angel as CEO effective March 1, 2022.
- Annual base salary of $1,300,000; target variable compensation of 150% of base.
- Target long-term equity incentive award for 2022 is $9,750,000.
- Lamba to enter into nondisclosure, non-solicitation, and noncompetition agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-333670
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIN
- cik: 0001707925
- company_name: LINDE PLC
- filed_at: 2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000119312521333670/0001193125-21-333670-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000119312521333670/d204657d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-333670
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-333670.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-333670.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sanjiv Lamba was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at LINDE PLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000119312521333670/0001193125-21-333670-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen F. Angel departed as Chief Executive Officer at LINDE PLC.
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000119312521333670/0001193125-21-333670-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.