Linde announces board and leadership changes, CEO to become chairman in 2026

Published 29/09/2025, 12:54
Linde announces board and leadership changes, CEO to become chairman in 2026

Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) announced on Monday that Stephen F. Angel, Chairman of the Board, will retire from the company’s board of directors effective January 31, 2026. The announcement was made in a press release statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Upon Mr. Angel’s retirement, Linde’s board has appointed Sanjiv Lamba, the company’s current Chief Executive Officer, to the additional role of Chairman of the Board effective January 31, 2026. Robert Wood will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director after Mr. Lamba assumes the chairman position.

In a separate leadership change, Linde’s board has appointed Sean Durbin, currently Executive Vice President for North America, as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Durbin will report to the CEO and will assume the new role effective October 1, 2025.

Mr. Durbin, 54, has served as Executive Vice President, North America since September 2023. His previous positions at Linde include Executive Vice President, EMEA from April 2021 to September 2023, and Senior Vice President, Global Functions from July 2020. Mr. Durbin joined Praxair, Inc. in 1993 and has held roles in operations, engineering, project management, business development, and sales. His leadership experience includes serving as Business President, Region Europe South from 2019 to 2020 and President, Praxair Canada Inc. from 2013 to 2019.

Linde’s ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol LIN.

This information is based on a company press release statement filed with the SEC.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.