What is Takemitsu Takizaki's Net Worth?
Takemitsu Takizaki is a Japanese billionaire who has a net worth of $24 billion. Takemitsu Takizaki is the founder of Keyence, a company which creates sensors, bar-code readers, vision systems, digital microscopes and other electronic components for factory automation systems . Even though labeled as manufacturer, Keyence specializes solely in product planning and development and does not manufacture final products. They are mainly manufactured at qualified contract manufacturing companies. Ever since 1974, when Takizaki founded the company, Keyence has developed and built up a substantial pool of technology patents from its large investments in R&D. Currently, Keyence Corporation is a global company with a network of 16 international organizations and almost 3000 employees worldwide.
Net Worth details: Takemitsu Takizaki owns 26 percent of electronic sensor maker Keyence. Takizaki owns the shares directly as well as through his son Takeshi Takizaki and through the holding company TT KK. Keyence products are used by Toyota and Toshiba and did $3.2 billion in sales in 2016. In 2015 Takizaki stepped down as the chairman of the company.