---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-24-013677"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIN"
cik: "0001707925"
company_name: "LINDE PLC"
filed_at: "2024-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T06:11:09.949048+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Linde EVP-APAC Panikar retiring; Binod Patwari appointed SVP-APAC

## Summary
- John Panikar, EVP-APAC, to retire March 31, 2025 after 33 years; officer role ends Nov 1, 2024.
- Binod Patwari, Managing Director of Linde's South Pacific Region, appointed SVP-APAC effective Nov 1, 2024.
- Patwari to oversee all APAC operations, execute business plan and develop regional strategies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-24-013677
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIN
- cik: 0001707925
- company_name: LINDE PLC
- filed_at: 2024-11-04T23:59:59+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/1707925/000165495424013677/0001654954-24-013677-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424013677/linde_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-013677
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-013677.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-013677.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Binod Patwari was appointed as Senior Vice President-APAC at LINDE PLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President-APAC
  source text: Binod Patwari, who currently serves as the Managing Director of Linde’s South Pacific Region, has been appointed as Senior Vice President-APAC, succeeding Mr. Panikar, effective November 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424013677/0001654954-24-013677-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Panikar departed as Executive Vice President-APAC at LINDE PLC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President-APAC
  source text: John Panikar, Executive Vice President-APAC, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2025, after serving 33 years with Linde.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424013677/0001654954-24-013677-index.htm

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