Amphenol Corporation announced that Sanjiv Lamba has been appointed to Amphenol?s board of directors, increasing the size of the Company?s board to nine members. Sanjiv Lamba is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Linde plc, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. He brings nearly thirty years of global leadership experience to Amphenol?s board.
Prior to his current role as CEO, Mr. Lamba served as Chief Operating Officer of Linde, where he was responsible for the regional operating segments of the Americas, APAC and EMEA, as well as Linde Engineering, Lincare and certain other global functions. Prior to being named COO, Mr. Lamba led Linde?s operations in the Asia-Pacific region across a footprint of nearly 20 countries in the region. He joined Linde in 2006 when the company acquired BOC Group, where he served as Managing Director, Process Gas Solutions, South and Southeast Asia.
Mr. Lamba has been with Linde/BOC for almost his entire career, having joined BOC India in 1989. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calcutta?s St. Xavier?s College, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
