John Gokongwei
Businessperson, Organization leader
1926 –
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Who is John Gokongwei?
John L. Gokongwei, Jr. traditional Chinese: 吳奕輝; simplified Chinese: 吴奕辉; pinyin: Wú Yìhuī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ E̍k-hui; born August 11, 1926 in Gulangyu, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China is a Chinese Filipino businessman with holdings in telecommunications, financial services, petrochemicals, power generation, aviation and live stock farming. As of 2012, Gokongwei is the third richest entrepreneur in the Philippines with a networth of $4.2 billion, ranking behind only to Henry Sy and Lucio Tan.
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- Born
- Aug 11, 1926
Gulangyu Subdistrict - Children
- Ethnicity
- Chinese Filipino
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Business School
- University of San Carlos
- De La Salle University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Employment
- JG Summit Holdings
- Robinsons Malls
- Universal Robina
- Lived in
- Cebu
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on July 23, 2013
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