secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-25-009209
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde EVP-CHRO David Strauss to retire; Desiree Bacher appointed successor
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- David Strauss retires March 31, 2026 after 35 years; executive officer role ends Sept 1, 2025.
- Desiree Bacher named SVP-CHRO effective Sept 1, 2025; previously SVP-Communications, AI, & Corporate Procurement.
- Transition is orderly with planned retirement and internal promotion; no other executive changes.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495425009209/0001654954-25-009209-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495425009209/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-25-009209

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