Gulenc assumed his current position in 2016, having joined Daikin in 2006. Since 2023, Daikin Middle East & Africa has set up four training centers and centers of excellence across Africa, in partnership with Nigeria’s Etiwa Tech, Field of Skills and Dream, Morocco’s Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion, and DMDC in Côte d'Ivoire. Daikin also appointed Almoayyed Contracting Group as its official distributor in Bahrain, in April 2024. The company recorded its strongest sales yet at $30 billion globally for the 2023 fiscal year, ending March 2024.