Dr. Christian Bruch and Bernd Eulitz have been appointed as new members of its Executive Board with effect from 1 January 2015 by the Supervisory Board of Linde AG. Bruch and Eulitz will succeed Professor Aldo Belloni (64), who will step down from the Executive Board and retire when his contract runs out on 31 December 2014.
Belloni has worked in leading roles in Linde AG since 1980. He has been a member of the Executive Board since 2000 and has in recent years been responsible for the Engineering Division and also for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) segment and the tonnage (on-site) Global Business Unit of the Gases Division.

Christian Bruch, born 1970, holds a doctorate in engineering. He has worked in management roles in Linde’s Gases and Engineering Divisions since 2004. His most recent position was on the Management Board of Linde Engineering.

Buch will assume Belloni’s responsibility on the Executive Board for the Group’s Engineering Division.

Bernd Eulitz, born 1965, is a graduate engineer. Since he joined Linde in 2004, he as assumed various management functions in the Gases Division. Recently, he has been based in Singapore and has been responsible for the South & East Asia Regional Business Unit.
Eulizt will be the Executive Board member responsible for the EMEA segment of the Group’s gases business.

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