HOUSTON — A lot has changed since Daikin Industries purchased Goodman Global Group in the fall of 2012. The latest change is at the top as Goodman named Takeshi Ebisu president and CEO, and as a member of its board of directors, effective April 17.
Ebisu replaces Dave Swift, who served as the Goodman CEO for six years. Swift believes the timing is right for the transition.
“I have always thought that a good time to move on is when I had done enough and the company was positioned better than when I arrived. And I do think we are at a much better spot,” he said. “We just concluded an excellent fiscal year, which will serve as a solid foundation for Goodman’s future success. I feel we have made great progress in terms of integrating Goodman into Daikin and, likewise, taking some things from Goodman and bringing them to Daikin.