Benzinga | Oct 25, 2021 10:54AM EDT

Linde Announces Sanjiv Lamba As New CEO; Current CEO Steve Angel To Succeed Wolfgang Reitzle As Chairman Of Board

Linde (NYSE:LIN); (FWB:LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has appointed Sanjiv Lamba to succeed Steve Angel as Chief Executive Officer and Steve Angel to succeed Wolfgang Reitzle as Chairman, effective March 1, 2022.

Lamba was named Linde's Chief Operating Officer in October 2020. Throughout his more than 30-year tenure with Linde, he served in various leadership roles including Executive Vice President APAC, Head of Regional Business units (South & South East Asia) and Managing Director India. In addition to his appointment as CEO, Lamba will join Linde's Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2022.

Person making the notification: Anna Davies, Corporate Spokesperson, Linde plc.