# LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 35 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 11 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC - Display name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T03:21:08.11638+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.841 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 6 | | Governance events | 24 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Ben P. Patel: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2018-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:6 - Bonnie J. Fetch: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:7 - Brian D. Chambers: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2022-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:8 - Curtis E. Espeland: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2012-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:9 - Kathryn Jo Lincoln: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 1995-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:10 - Marc A. Howze: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:11 - N. Joy Falotico: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:12 - Steven B. Hedlund: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:13 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Ben P. Patel (member, current); Brian D. Chambers (member, current); Curtis E. Espeland (member, current); N. Joy Falotico (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:lincoln-electric-holdings-inc:audit - Audit; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Ben P. Patel (member, current); N. Joy Falotico (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:lincoln-electric-holdings-inc:audit-nominating-and-governance - Compensation (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Bonnie J. Fetch (member, current); Kathryn Jo Lincoln (member, current); Marc A. Howze (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:lincoln-electric-holdings-inc:compensation - Compensation; Nominating and Governance (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Kathryn Jo Lincoln (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:lincoln-electric-holdings-inc:compensation-nominating-and-governance - Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Marc A. Howze (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:lincoln-electric-holdings-inc:compensation-nominating-and-governance-chair - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: Marc A. Howze. Members: Marc A. Howze (chair, current); Ben P. Patel (member, current); Kathryn Jo Lincoln (member, current); N. Joy Falotico (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:lincoln-electric-holdings-inc:nominating-and-governance ## Executive leadership - Gabriel Bruno: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:14 - Gregory Doria: Executive Vice President, President, International [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:15 - Jennifer I. Ansberry: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary [GC]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:16 - Kevin J. Whaley: Executive Vice President, President, Global Automation [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:17 - Lisa A. Dietrich: Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:18 - Michael J. Whitehead: Executive Vice President, President, Americas Welding [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:19 - Shirley Edwards: Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer [CHRO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:20 - Steven B. Hedlund: Chairman of the Board; President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:21 ## Governance events - CFO_CHANGED: Gabriel Bruno executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14xd6wkk80wv6 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Gregory Doria executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:zv61tz1rx8hlb - GC_CHANGED: Jennifer I. Ansberry executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5gw27t1gckxqr - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Kevin J. Whaley executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:15u577z7bof8p - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Lisa A. Dietrich executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:168zg3pvtx025 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Michael J. Whitehead executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:zqgkk3v5ri91 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Shirley Edwards executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1799h9011xeiug - CEO_CHANGED: Steven B. Hedlund executive of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2026-02-25. Effective: 2026-02-25. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:68nqachd8goc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: N. Joy Falotico seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:zcs24l1pvjt2l - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: N. Joy Falotico member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:n57cij13r4v6z - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Steven B. Hedlund seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:latzfn16f9okx - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bonnie J. Fetch seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1w9dv0t1h3dwnf - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Marc A. Howze seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:eijyqi1yojvlw - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Bonnie J. Fetch member of Compensation, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1amfmpatw0boi - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:qfgwv0110ete0 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Marc A. Howze member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17nkrsh1s5xzmv - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Brian D. Chambers seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5eoi5tnv9fqh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ben P. Patel seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:kkt3digdkzj2 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:35v50i1xliu8u - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Ben P. Patel member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:11t087626i2cc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Curtis E. Espeland seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:s8jzsp1dhv3fj - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kathryn Jo Lincoln seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10do74a11vudpi - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:rsmljkuyw9ai - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Kathryn Jo Lincoln member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:25.112195+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17n3qn91eijfmp ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:23: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:ben-p-patel","name":"Ben P. Patel"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:24: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:brian-d-chambers","name":"Brian D. Chambers"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:curtis-e-espeland","name":"Curtis E. Espeland"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:26: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:n-joy-falotico","name":"N. Joy Falotico"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:28: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:bonnie-j-fetch","name":"Bonnie J. Fetch"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:29: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:kathryn-jo-lincoln","name":"Kathryn Jo Lincoln"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:30: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:marc-a-howze","name":"Marc A. Howze"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:32: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:marc-a-howze","name":"Marc A. Howze"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:33: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:ben-p-patel","name":"Ben P. Patel"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:34: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:kathryn-jo-lincoln","name":"Kathryn Jo Lincoln"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:35: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:n-joy-falotico","name":"N. Joy Falotico"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Ben P. Patel: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Bonnie J. Fetch: Director, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Brian D. Chambers: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Curtis E. Espeland: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Kathryn Jo Lincoln: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 1995-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Marc A. Howze: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - N. Joy Falotico: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Steven B. Hedlund: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9. - Gabriel Bruno: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:27ab811f130c217070e65cdc09810c120c708a55d17e9b2cdbba030e54a2571b. - Gregory Doria: Executive Vice President, President, International. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:02cfb8ab6ba071f179eb2f480daafce87bbd8627b57d267d9feb88a66954e855. - Jennifer I. Ansberry: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:636089dcde8d9e6b10a569b8ee6267da838d48f5ba18683ad4d8997ca4a90329. - Kevin J. Whaley: Executive Vice President, President, Global Automation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3800d55d9c1cd3483c874270bf2dee562fb81688553bf4122f571ff6e5a8b. - Lisa A. Dietrich: Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b70a19e2624da509b72502de32f324d9e60addc5b3bd910eecac3bce3e3dd1b0. - Michael J. Whitehead: Executive Vice President, President, Americas Welding. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:19. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:edb53e2deb1bd439ef08dfc01c1eb033e4351b91fd3dc11a170761157aba224d. - Shirley Edwards: Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:20. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a026ca4627494bcf5faea3fabbe23ae508f71830105db5bc4d1ee555e8d92092. - Steven B. Hedlund: Chairman of the Board; President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:leadership_role:21. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:52fa1deb2ee77a718548131772e38943aa73aaf7fcb1c7a83f6cf3aee9b4baad. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair not stated; Members Ben P. Patel; Brian D. Chambers; Curtis E. Espeland; N. Joy Falotico. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_record:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Compensation: Chair not stated; Members Bonnie J. Fetch; Kathryn Jo Lincoln; Marc A. Howze. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_record:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Nominating and Governance: Chair Marc A. Howze; Members Marc A. Howze (Chair); Ben P. Patel; Kathryn Jo Lincoln; N. Joy Falotico. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_record:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:825d817abe31fde1b7b1d5a54e88e164fbd135376801cb40678288e56b40e41b. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:825d817abe31fde1b7b1d5a54e88e164fbd135376801cb40678288e56b40e41b. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:825d817abe31fde1b7b1d5a54e88e164fbd135376801cb40678288e56b40e41b. - Industrials. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:825d817abe31fde1b7b1d5a54e88e164fbd135376801cb40678288e56b40e41b. ## Committee Appointment - Ben P. Patel: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Brian D. Chambers: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Curtis E. Espeland: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - N. Joy Falotico: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Bonnie J. Fetch: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Kathryn Jo Lincoln: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Marc A. Howze: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Marc A. Howze: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Ben P. Patel: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - Kathryn Jo Lincoln: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:34. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. - N. Joy Falotico: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:committee_appointment:35. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e. ## Security Listing - LECO (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:a5c4cb28-4fd5-4899-9e1e-e762dbf73edb:security_listing:36. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:825d817abe31fde1b7b1d5a54e88e164fbd135376801cb40678288e56b40e41b. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:825d817abe31fde1b7b1d5a54e88e164fbd135376801cb40678288e56b40e41b: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9: [Lincoln Electric Holdings DEF 14A 2026-03-19](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000207187626000032/i26041_leco-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:27ab811f130c217070e65cdc09810c120c708a55d17e9b2cdbba030e54a2571b: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:02cfb8ab6ba071f179eb2f480daafce87bbd8627b57d267d9feb88a66954e855: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:636089dcde8d9e6b10a569b8ee6267da838d48f5ba18683ad4d8997ca4a90329: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3800d55d9c1cd3483c874270bf2dee562fb81688553bf4122f571ff6e5a8b: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:b70a19e2624da509b72502de32f324d9e60addc5b3bd910eecac3bce3e3dd1b0: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:edb53e2deb1bd439ef08dfc01c1eb033e4351b91fd3dc11a170761157aba224d: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a026ca4627494bcf5faea3fabbe23ae508f71830105db5bc4d1ee555e8d92092: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:52fa1deb2ee77a718548131772e38943aa73aaf7fcb1c7a83f6cf3aee9b4baad: [LECO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952726000006/leco-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000207187626000032/i26041_leco-def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/lincoln-electric-holdings-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-16T03:21:07.718242+00:00; recorded 2026-10-16T03:21:07.718242+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.