Kōnosuke Matsushita (松下 幸之助) was a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company. Matsushita is referred to as the "God of Management" in Japan.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early life
Kōnosuke Matsushita was born on 27 November 1894 in Wasamura, now part of Wakayama Prefecture. His father was an affluent landlord in the farming village of Wasa (part of present-day Wakayama city) and was one of the wealthiest men of his community.
Shortly after Matsushita left school, he was sent away to Osaka to become an apprentice for a Japanese barbecue restaurant.