Ken Wood (manufacturer)

Kenneth Maynard Wood
Born	4 October 1916 (1916-10-04) Lewisham, London, England
Died	19 October 1997 (1997-10-20) (aged 81) Liphook, Hampshire, England
Occupations	Engineer entrepreneur businessman
Family	Charles Riley Maynard (grandfather)

Kenneth Wood (4 October 1916 – 19 October 1997) was an English engineer, entrepreneur and businessman. He is best known as the founder of the Kenwood Manufacturing Company and for the development of the eponymous Kenwood Chef food mixer.