secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-21-011321
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde appoints Sanjiv Lamba as CEO effective March 1, 2022; Angel becomes Chairman
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- Sanjiv Lamba to succeed Steve Angel as CEO effective March 1, 2022; Angel becomes Chairman and replaces retiring Reitzle.
- New directors Joe Kaeser (former Siemens CEO) and Alberto Weisser (ex-Bunge CEO) elected effective Nov 1, 2021.
- Board creates Sustainability Committee for climate change oversight and renames Compensation Committee to Human Capital Committee.
- Chairman Wolfgang Reitzle and four directors (Börsig, Dicciani, Fehrenbach, McVay) to retire on March 1, 2022.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495421011321/0001654954-21-011321-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495421011321/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-21-011321

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