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Sanjiv Lamba

CEO & Director, Linde plc

Search every verified Sanjiv Lamba interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Sanjiv Lamba, CEO and chairman of Linde, discussed the company's performance and strategy in recent earnings calls and public appearances. In the second quarter of 2026, he reported record sales and EPS levels with near double-digit growth, and noted the backlog increased by $1 billion to a record $8.1 billion after securing a new electronics project in the US. He also said the company was evaluating the strategic fit of its US homecare business while working to improve its performance. In a February 2025 call covering fourth-quarter 2024 results, Lamba commented on project investment timelines, saying companies were taking more time and applying more rigor before final investment decisions, partly due to regulatory uncertainty. He also stated that Linde did not expect significant recovery in China in 2025, describing industrial volumes as stable but flat. In a leadership lecture, Lamba emphasized the importance of execution over strategy, saying that organizations with great strategies but poor execution go nowhere, and that collaboration requires willingness to take on any role needed for team success. He also reflected on his decision to cancel a $7 billion order shortly after becoming CEO in March 2022, describing it as a lonely experience where the responsibility ultimately rested with him. Lamba highlighted the value of cultural diversity in shaping his leadership, noting that exposure to different ways of solving problems had made him humbler over his career.

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