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John Robinson Lim Gokongwei Jr. (traditional Chinese: 吳奕輝; simplified Chinese: 吴奕辉; pinyin: Wú Yìhuī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ E̍k-hui; 11 August 1926 – 9 November 2019) was a Filipino banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist.
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 10, 2019 · Gokongwei focused on the post-war trade, traveling to the United States to buy materials and selling them at a high profit in Manila and the Visayas. He and his siblings put up American-Asia ...
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.
But still he succeeded—and is now considered as a key player when it comes to the powerful business sector. 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.
Nov 9, 2020 · Here is how John Gokongwei, Jr. went from peddling on a bike to becoming the Philippines' top entrepreneur, with brands like Cebu Pacific and URC.
Aug 24, 2016 · JG Summit, which Gokongwei founded in 1957, today is the second-largest family-run business in the Philippines, with a market capitalization of $13.2 billion.
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...
2 days ago · The business was founded by the late billionaire John Gokongwei in 1954 as a corn starch factory. After Gokongwei passed away in 2019, his six children—Lance, Robina, Lisa, Faith, Hope and ...
Nov 10, 2019 · John Gokongwei Jr., a tycoon who built a thriving consumer business across Asia-Pacific and helped make telecom and airline services more affordable in the Philippines, passed away peacefully on ...
