OSAKA -- Daikin Industries is set to promote Naofumi Takenaka, senior managing executive officer, to president and chief operating officer (COO) as the company's long-time leader Noriyuki Inoue is stepping down as chairman, Nikkei has learned.
Exective Takenaka to become president; Togawa to replace Inoue

Daikin Chairman Noriyuki Inoue has made the Osaka-based company a powerhouse in the global air conditioner market. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka)
OSAKA -- Daikin Industries is set to promote Naofumi Takenaka, senior managing executive officer, to president and chief operating officer (COO) as the company's long-time leader Noriyuki Inoue is stepping down as chairman, Nikkei has learned.