John Gokongwei, Jr.

John Lim Gokongwei Jr. was a Filipino billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He had holdings in telecommunications, financial services, petrochemicals, power generation, aviation, food, beverage, and livestock farming.

• 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, food, power, and property.
• His brother James Go chairs JG Summit. Gokongwei’s only son, Lance, is its chief executive officer.
• The cornstarch plant he started in 1957 has grown into Universal Robina Corporation, one of the country’s largest food and beverage companies.
• His eldest daughter, Robina, is the president of the family’s Robinson Retail Holdings, Philippines’ second largest multi-format retailer.