# Curtis E. Espeland

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:curtis-e-espeland |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/curtis-e-espeland |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 2 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 2 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T05:49:53.407025+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | NOT_REVIEWED |

## Identity

- Legal name: Curtis E. Espeland
- Display name: Curtis E. Espeland

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T05:49:53.708089+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.935 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 1 |
| Entity class | person |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| board | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| committees | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| audit | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| legal | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| risk | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| cyber | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ai_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Curtis E. Espeland seat on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T05:49:53.407025+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:xem9yrb4y0v3

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/curtis-e-espeland/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:curtis-e-espeland:role:1. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:curtis-e-espeland:board_membership:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:document:68aadf9b72697ace3f2c2709da0235cfeafed41086072f669aeb7d0829d4b0e9: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000207187626000032/i26041_leco-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:89d268c576e2834d96a2f4c94d82b8416022e7abe050a8cb234ae79c1171556e: [public_source](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

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/curtis-e-espeland)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/curtis-e-espeland.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/curtis-e-espeland?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/curtis-e-espeland` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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