# Kenzo Saito: founder, TDK Corporation

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Japanese industrialist who founded Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (now TDK Corporation) on December 7, 1935 to commercialise ferrite — the world's first oxide-based magnetic material, invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Saito secured backing from Kanebuchi Spinning's Shingo Tsuda. TDK grew into a global electronic components and sensors giant with 100,000+ employees; its "Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications" was designated an IEEE Milestone in 2009.

- **Nationality:** Japanese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [TDK Corporation](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tdk-corporation.md) Founder

## Foundings (1)

- [TDK Corporation](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tdk-corporation.md) founded 1935-12-07 (sole) _no longer at company_

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Sources (3)

1. **TDK 90th anniversary feature** · https://www.tdk.com/en/featured_stories/entry_085-TDK-90th-anniversary-transformation.html
2. **TDK — Venture Spirit / founder story** · https://www.tdk.com/en/featured_stories/entry_086-TDK-90th-anniversary-transformation-2.html
3. **TDK Museum — Establishment** · https://www.tdk.com/museum/en/exhibition/establishment.html


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