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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-145051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T22:42:17.321206+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric promotes Steven B. Hedlund to COO effective May 9, 2022

## Summary
- Hedlund was EVP, President of Americas and International Welding; now COO overseeing The Harris Products Group.
- Base salary increased to $600,000; target annual bonus set at $760,000.
- Approved RSU award of ~$280,000 that vests in full after three years.
- Hedlund joined Lincoln in 2008 and previously led Automation, M&A, and international transformation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-145051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522145051/0001193125-22-145051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522145051/d318167d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-145051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-145051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-145051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven B. Hedlund was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On May 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) elected and appointed Steven B. Hedlund to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312522145051/0001193125-22-145051-index.htm

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