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John Robinson Lim Gokongwei Jr. (traditional Chinese: 吳奕輝; simplified Chinese: 吴奕辉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ E̍k-hui; pinyin: Wú Yìhuī; 11 August 1926 – 9 November 2019) was a Filipino banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. His conglomerate company JG Summit Holdings, Inc., had an extensive panoply of business and investment holdings across the Filipino economy ...
Aug 1, 2022 · John Gokongwei Jr., fondly called “Big John,” passed away in 2019, but his legacy and business lessons continue to inspire other entrepreneurs. Image by JG Summit. The Filipino tycoon is most known for being the founder and former chairman of JG Summit, one of the country’s largest conglomerates.
Nov 9, 2020 · John Gokongwei Jr. was one of the richest businessmen in the Philippines. The Filipino entrepreneur and industrailist founded JG Summit Holdings Inc., one of the country's biggest and most highly diversified business conglomerates in the country today.
Sep 25, 2019 · John Gokongwei Jr. died in November 2019 at the age of 93. He was the third-richest person in the Philippines. He was the founder of JG Summit which has interests in airlines, telecom, banking ...
Nov 10, 2019 · Forbes magazine listed Mr Gokongwei as the third-richest Filipino, with a net worth of about US$5.3 billion (S$7.2 billion). JG Summit and Robinsons Retail Holdings are currently among the ...
Now, John Gokongwei Jr. is the second richest Filipino in 2016, according to Forbes Magazine. Aside from being a business magnate, he is also a philanthropist. And with all the businesses he owns in the country, he provides thousands of jobs to people.
Nov 9, 2019 · The foundation was among the first to establish large-scale educational endowments in the Philippines through the John Gokongwei School of Management at Ateneo de Manila University, as well as De La Salle University’s John Gokongwei School of Engineering and the John Gokongwei Innovation Center, among others.
Nov 15, 2019 · When John Gokongwei Jr., the founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, passed away peacefully at the age of 93, it was a great loss not only to his family—his wife Elizabeth, children Robina, Lance, Lisa, Faith, Hope, and Marcia—but also for the employees in the conglomerate’s various companies and the countless Filipinos whose lives have been influenced and shaped by Mr. John ...
Nov 10, 2019 · John Gokongwei Jr., founder and chair emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, died on Saturday night at Manila Doctor’s Hospital at the age of 93. His death was confirmed by his family.
John Gokongwei Jnr, a Philippine billionaire who built a business empire spanning from banking, retail to aviation, has died. He was 93. Gokongwei died late on Saturday evening “surrounded by ...
