Ex-Linde exec takes Air Products CEO role amid investor pushback on hydrogen
Air Products has appointed former Linde executive Eduardo Menezes as its new CEO, following an activist investor push against the firm’s clean hydrogen plans that led to Seifi Ghasemi being unseated as Chairman.
Menezes, who previously served as Linde’s EMEA boss, will take up the top job on Friday (February 7). His appointment comes after Mantle Ridge, a hedge fund that spearheaded a campaign against Air Product’s previous board, secured three board seats in a leadership overhaul last month.
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