secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-25-011182
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde CEO Sanjiv Lamba to become Chairman; Sean Durbin appointed COO
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- Chairman Stephen F. Angel to retire from board effective Jan 31, 2026.
- CEO Sanjiv Lamba appointed Chairman of the Board effective upon Angel's retirement.
- Robert Wood to continue as Lead Independent Director after Lamba becomes Chairman.
- Sean Durbin appointed COO, effective Oct 1, 2025; previously EVP-North America.
- Durbin joined Praxair in 1993 and held leadership roles in EMEA and Canada.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495425011182/0001654954-25-011182-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495425011182/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-25-011182

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