8-K
filed February 4, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
ticker APD
CIK 0000002969
leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Air Products names Eduardo F. Menezes as CEO effective Feb 7, 2025; Ghasemi departs
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
- Eduardo Menezes appointed CEO effective Feb 7, 2025; succeeds Seifi Ghasemi after 10+ years.
- Menezes was Linde EVP for EMEA with $8B+ sales, 18,000 employees; prior senior roles at Praxair.
- Wayne T. Smith named Chairman, Dennis H. Reilley named Vice Chairman of the board.
- Menezes base salary $1.27M, annual incentive target 145% of base, equity award $9.888M.
- Ghasemi receives severance per Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated May 17, 2023.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Dennis H. Reilley was named as Vice Chairman at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..
- Action
- named
- Role
- Vice Chairman
Exact text from the filing
the Company announced that its board of directors named Wayne T. Smith as Chairman and Dennis H. Reilley as Vice Chairman.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Eduardo F. Menezes was appointed as Director at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..
- Action
- joined
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Mr. Menezes will also join the Company’s board of directors and will serve on the board’s executive committee.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Eduardo F. Menezes was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
On February 4, 2025, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Eduardo F. Menezes will succeed Seifollah (“Seifi”) Ghasemi as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective February 7, 2025.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Seifollah (Seifi) Ghasemi departed as Chief Executive Officer at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..
- Action
- departed
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
Eduardo F. Menezes will succeed Seifollah (“Seifi”) Ghasemi as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective February 7, 2025.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Wayne T. Smith was named as Chairman at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..
- Action
- named
- Role
- Chairman
Exact text from the filing
the Company announced that its board of directors named Wayne T. Smith as Chairman
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