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JG Summit Chairman Emeritus/Founder
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" Entrepreneurship is not only finding opportunities to create value in the business sense, but also finding the opportunities to be your BEST self."
"John L. Gokongwei, Jr. (born 1927 in Cebu City) is a Filipino businessman with holdings in telecom, financial services,..."
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Schools (Other):
University of San Carlos
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Occupation:
Chairman Emeritus / Founder
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Favorite Books:
The Path of Entrepreneurship
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Zodiac Sign:
Leo
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About Me:
John L. Gokongwei, Jr. (born 1927 in Cebu City) is a Filipino businessman with holdings in telecom, financial services, petrochemicals, power, aviation and hog farming.
In 2005, he was listed by Forbes as the 34th richest person in Southeast Asia, with a fortune of US$425 million. Some say that the Forbes estimate of Mr. Gokongwei's fortune is very low, considering his large business portfolio.
He is the chairman of JG Summit Holdings, one of largest conglomerates in the Philippines which includes Companies such as:
- Cebu Pacific Air, the second largest carrier in the Philippines.
- Sun Cellular which is now 3rd largest mobile operator in the Philippines.
- Universal Robina Corporation, largest manufacturer of snacks in the Philippines and the maker of the very successful C2 green tea drink in the country.
- Robinsons Land one of the biggest property concerns in the Philippines that operates the Robinsons Malls.
He was born into a wealthy Cebu-based family, originally from China's Fujian province. The family fortune was lost when his affluent father died in 1939. His mother and 5 siblings moved back to China. He was then placed under the care of his grand uncle Manuel Gotianuy. Then World War II broke out and soon the young John found that he was on his own. He started his business career during World War II, buying and selling rice, cloth and scrap metal.
With his P20,000, John brought back his family from China. From there, he built what today is one of the biggest and fastest-growing conglomerates in the Philippines. It generated P70 billion revenues in 2005 with about P3 billion in profits.
He is married to Elizabeth Yu, and has six children. His eldest son Lance Gokongwei is now in charge of the Gokongwei Empire serving as president and COO while his father serves as Chairman Emeritus. For his many humanitarian deeds and exemplary entrepreneurial successes, the University of San Carlos and the Ateneo de Manila University conferred on him honorary doctorates in 2003 and 2004, respectively. The business school at the Ateneo de Manila University was renamed in his honor as the John L. Gokongwei, Jr. School of Management.
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Who I Want to Meet:
I'm Lou-lou & I created this fan club because I'm one of the million Filipina who's inspired by the life and legacy that Mr.John Gokongwei have created in our country.
I've read his book "Path of Entrepreneurship" and since that day I've realized my dream of becoming an Entrepreneur myself, I've always looked into Mr.JG's principles and ways in doing business. And indeed, in a short time, I know having them in mind will help me in achieving my dreams of becoming a successful Filipina Entrepreneur.
Join me in my own path of Entrepreneurship as I live on the same principles I've learned and will learn that started from what I've got from Mr.JG's life and all others I'll learn along the way. :)
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I graduated Marketing at Saint Louis University and starting to realize certain dreams inspired by your acts. Your endeavor and principles through your life inflected my mind and visuals.I just knew you by reading articles written about you but I believe that won't be a reason not to appreciate you and give you two thumbs up...
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