Events and Exhibitions
Michael Bynens addressing the crowd at the Johannesburg launch.
come standard with the new elegant Madoka controller, which
is more user-friendly and more visually attractive than previous
controllers.
Bynens ended off by urging contractors to take pride in their
work and deliver quality installations for the quality products
now available.
Afterwards, Daikin staff were on-hand to answer questions and
to show off the demo R32 units on display, offering a look inside
the units, too. A lucky business card draw was also done to win a
Daikin cooler fridge. RACA
*MEET DAIKIN’S NEW MD
Koen Van Wynendaele was originally based at Daikin’s office
in Europe but will be moving to South Africa in April 2019. He
takes over from Neil Stander as MD.
With a master’s degree in applied economics, Van
Wynendaele started working for Daikin in 2006 in area sales.
During his first nine years at the company, Van Wynendaele
gained experience in distributor sales, working with the
full independent distributor network in the EMEA territory
and filling various positions. Recently, he made the transfer
from comfort HVAC to refrigeration. As section manager for
Daikin’s refrigeration strategic business unit (SBU), his main
focus was business development in the food retail business.
Now his mission will be to head up the South African
team.
Koen Van Wynendaele, Daikin South Africa’s new MD.
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A packed room for the Cape Town launch at Just Like Papa.
A look inside the new R32 split units, which are now available locally.
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