LONG BEACH, Calif. – DENSO Corp. has named Daisuke Yamaoka president of DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc. Yamaoka took charge of the aftermarket products and services arm of the leading global mobility supplier Jan. 1.
In his new executive role, Yamaoka leads more than 550 employees across all DENSO Products and Services Americas automotive, commercial and industrial business groups, including Aftermarket Parts and Services, PowerEdge, Automatic Data Capture, Connected Services, EdgeCool, MovinCool, and Robotics. In addition to its headquarters in Long Beach, California, the company’s operations include production facilities in Murrieta, California; regional sales offices in Plano, Texas, and West Chester, Ohio; logistics and warehousing facilities in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Jeffersonville, Indiana; research and development in Mayfield, Pennsylvania; and aftermarket sales offices in Canada and Mexico.
“I am honored to lead DENSO Products and Services Americas and build on its strong legacy of delivering excellence to the automotive aftermarket, as well as the robotics, heat management and connected services markets,” said President Yamaoka. “Success is driven by teamwork, and I look forward to collaborating closely with all our teams to reach new milestones and enhance the value we provide to our customers.”
Yamaoka brings nearly three decades of experience in DENSO’s original equipment (OE) and aftermarket sales and services to the role. Over the years, he has risen through the ranks in DENSO’s global network and held positions of increasing responsibility in Japan, the United States and Europe.
After graduating from Keio University in 1998, Yamaoka began his career at DENSO in the aftermarket sales office in Sendai, Japan. In 2002, he transitioned to the Toyota sales group at DENSO Japan, where he served until 2011. Yamaoka’s career trajectory then took him to the United States, where he spent four years in the Toyota sales group at DENSO International America, Inc., the company’s North American regional headquarters in Southfield, Michigan.
In 2017, Yamaoka returned to Japan to join DENSO’s aftermarket operations. Two years later, he relocated to the Netherlands to work with DENSO’s aftermarket sales group in Europe. After four years abroad, he returned to DENSO’s aftermarket operations in Japan where he remained prior to his promotion to president of DENSO Products and Services in Long Beach.
Yamaoka succeeds Hirokatsu Yamashita, who has returned to Japan to lead DENSO’s Automotive & Life Solutions Division after nearly seven years as president of DENSO Products and Services Americas.
About PowerEdge
PowerEdge® is a value-driven line of high quality and durable aftermarket products, designed to deliver performance, and reliability. Backed by the sales, service, and logistics support of DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc.—DENSO’s North American aftermarket headquarters in Long Beach, California—PowerEdge brings trusted quality at a competitive price. For more information, visit https://www.poweredgeproducts.com.
About DENSO
Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO is a $47.9 billion leading mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in around 180 facilities worldwide to provide opportunities for rewarding careers and to produce cutting-edge electrification, powertrain, thermal and mobility electronics products, among others, that change how the world moves. In developing such solutions, the company’s 158,000 global employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. DENSO spent around 8.6 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. For more information about DENSO’s operations worldwide, visit https://www.denso.com/global/en/.
In North America, DENSO is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and employs 27,000+ team members across nearly 50 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, DENSO in North America generated $12.5 billion in consolidated sales. To learn more about DENSO operations in the region and explore career opportunities, please visit https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/.