---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-044483"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T07:42:50.191073+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Hanks to retire; Owens Corning CEO Brian Chambers elected to Lincoln Electric board

## Summary
- Stephen G. Hanks to retire after over 15 years; will not stand for re-election at 2022 annual meeting.
- Board expanded from 12 to 13; Brian Chambers, Chair & CEO of Owens Corning, elected effective Feb 16, 2022.
- Chambers appointed to Audit and Finance Committees; determined independent under Nasdaq rules.
- Annual non-employee director RSU award increased from $135,000 to $145,000; Chambers granted 927 RSUs.
- Chambers entered into standard indemnification agreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-044483
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522044483/0001193125-22-044483-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522044483/d288683d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-044483
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-044483.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-044483.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen G. Hanks retired as Director at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 16, 2022, Stephen G. Hanks notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Board and not to stand for re-election upon the expiration of his current term, which expires at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522044483/0001193125-22-044483-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian D. Chambers was elected as Director at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 16, 2022, the Board of the Company increased its size from twelve to thirteen members and elected Brian D. Chambers to fill the resulting vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522044483/0001193125-22-044483-index.htm

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