Jerdi joins Linde to head up Health, Safety and Environment

Responsible for North and South American activities

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Aug 01, 2014, 07:15 ET

MURRAY HILL and NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Holly Jerdi has joined Linde as head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). She is responsible for all HSE activities in North and South America.

Pat Murphy, president of Linde Americas, said, "We are truly fortunate to have Holly join Linde. Her extensive background and experience in health, safety and environment will be critical to meeting our goals as a high performance organization and our vision to be the leading gases and engineering company."

Jerdi's most recent role was Global EHS Director for Ingersoll Rand. Prior to that, she was Global EH&S Director for United Technologies Corporation with responsibility over 20 countries and 15,000 employees. She has a BS in Science and an MS in Engineering Management, both from Western New England University.

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Linde in North America and Linde in South America are members of The Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company. In the 2013 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of EUR 16.655 bn (USD 23.1 bn), making it the largest gases and engineering company in the world with approximately 63,500 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

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