John Gokongwei | |||||||||||
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| 吳奕輝 | |||||||||||
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| Born | John LIM Gokongwei, Jr. 11 August 1926 | ||||||||||
| Died | 9 November 2019 (aged 93) Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||
| Education | De La Salle University (MBA) | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, investor, philanthropist, banker | ||||||||||
| Known for | Founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings[1] | ||||||||||
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Yu (m. 1958) | ||||||||||
| Children | 6, (including Lance and Robina) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳奕輝 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴奕辉 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
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)[2] 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, including shipping, telecommunications, retail, financial services, petrochemicals, real estate, utilities, aviation, food, beverages, and livestock farming.
- ^ "Board of Directors". JG Summit Holdings, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (10 November 2019). "John Gokongwei Jr., Industry Game Changer; 93". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 20 March 2020.