Daikin Europe and Kyndryl advance SAP modernization and AI readiness

BRUSSELS, September 28, 2026 - Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, and Daikin Europe, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., the world's largest air conditioning manufacturer, today announced a four-year extension of their services agreement in Belgium. Kyndryl will modernize Daikin's SAP environment to help enable AI-ready enterprise operations across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMEA). The agreement builds on a long-standing relationship between the companies that began in 2012.

Over the past decade, Kyndryl has supported Daikin Europe's SAP landscape, helping run business-critical workloads across its EMEA business. This has contributed to the enhanced resilience, performance and scalability of systems supporting manufacturing, supply chain, warehouse operations, HR, sales and other business functions.

"Kyndryl remains our trusted partner in our SAP transformation, helping us safeguard operational stability while accelerating modernization and unlocking maximum efficiency across our landscape," said Tom Tanghe, General Manager of ITC EMEA, Daikin Europe. "Kyndryl's deep understanding of our environment, combined with its experience integrating and operating complex enterprise systems, gives us confidence as we transition to a more scalable and future-ready digital foundation that supports data-driven operations and emerging AI use cases."

Under the extended agreement, Kyndryl will migrate Daikin Europe's SAP ERP landscape to RISE with SAP, leveraging AWS as the underlying cloud platform. It will lead the end-to-end transformation and provide integration and managed services, connecting SAP systems with Daikin's broader IT landscape and supporting its cloud transformation journey across the regions.

Kyndryl will also leverage Kyndryl Bridge, its AI-powered open integration platform, to provide real-time visibility, automation and operational insights across the SAP environment. By helping connect systems and workflows, Kyndryl Bridge supports proactive monitoring and continuous modernization, improves operational resilience, and helps optimize performance across Daikin's technology landscape.

"Managing complex, mission-critical SAP environments across multiple regions requires a consistent approach to operations, governance and service delivery," said Anton Wilsens, Managing Director, Kyndryl BeNeLux. "By helping Daikin Europe operate its SAP landscape across EMEA, we are enabling greater efficiency, enhanced visibility and a more resilient technology environment that supports future operations."

Following the transformation, Kyndryl will continue to serve as Daikin Europe's central IT partner for SAP infrastructure service delivery, acting as a single point of coordination and managing the interface with SAP. Services will operate on RISE with SAP and SAP Business Technology Platform, with Kyndryl providing advisory, implementation, integration and managed services.