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#347 Billionaire

John Gokongwei Jr

John Gokongwei Jr
$5.8B
PH · Age 99 · Deceased
Source of wealth: diversified
Industry: diversified
{ "bio": [ "John Gokongwei is founder of JG Summit, which has interests in air transportation, telecommunications, banking, food, power, and property.", "The cornstarch plant he started in 1957 has grown into Universal Robina Corporation, one of the country's largest food and beverage companies.", "His brother James Go chairs JG Summit. Gokongwei's only son, Lance, is its chief executive officer.", "His eldest daughter, Robina, is the president of the family's Robinson Retail Holdings, Philippines' second largest multi-format retailer.", "His other daughter, Lisa, runs Summit Media." ], "about": [ "He has a biography written - \"John L. Gokongwei Jr.: The Path Of Entrepreneurship.\" The book narrates the making of the Filipino business magnate." ] }

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