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Opstaele is Daikin Ireland general manager

Kyrian Opstaele 

IRELAND: Kyrian Opstaele has graduated to general manager of Daikin Ireland to replace Michael Sheehan, who is retiring after seven years in the role.

Opstaele has served as deputy general manager of Daikin Ireland since July 2025 after moving from Daikin Europe, where he had been employed as manager of distributor sales since 2020.

Michael Sheehan joined Daikin in 2015 as sales manager, becoming general manager three years later.

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