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Widenmann is senior VP at Daikin North America

USA: Doug Widenmann has been appointed senior vice president and president of Daikin North America LLC.

Executive vice president and president of Daikin Business Unit, Takayuki “Taka” Inoue, will assume a new role as executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer, Goodman/Daikin North America, leading the operational efforts for all company brands, Daikin, Goodman Amana and Quietflex.

Widenmann has been with Daikin since 2011. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Johnson Controls as senior marketing director and, latterly, as regional VP sales. His 34 years of experience in the industry has also included spells at Wolverine Tube, Rheem and Trane.

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