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The Path of Entrepreneurship, by the university's Dr. Marites A. Khanser, was launched, and it narrated the "riches-to-rags-to-riches" story of the tai-pan. Gokongwei stated that entrepreneurship is a way out of poverty. Khanser's book also enumerated the Nine Rules of business success [9] that Gokongwei followed since he was still a young ...
The company was founded on September 28, 1954 by John Gokongwei, Jr. [6] under the name Universal Corn Products (UCP) after Gokongwei decided to construct a corn milling plant to produce glucose and cornstarch. In 1961, Consolidated Food Corporation (later known as CFC Corporation) was established.
Incorporated in November 1990, JG Summit Holdings was founded by John Gokongwei Jr., one of the wealthiest individuals in Southeast Asia. [3] In 2010, JGSHI was one of the ten most profitable companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange. [4]
John Gokongwei Jr., the patriarch, opened the company’s first department store. His eldest child, Robina Gokongwei-Pe joined the business in 1984 after graduating university.
Robinsons Malls is one of the largest shopping malls and retail operators in the Philippines. [1] It was incorporated on September 9, 1997, by entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. to develop, conduct, operate and maintain the Robinsons commercial shopping centers and all related businesses, such as the lease of commercial spaces within the compound of shopping centers.
Founded by Filipino industrialist John L. Gokongwei, Jr. in 1980, Robinsons Retail started as Robinsons Department Store in Robinsons Place Manila. It expanded into supermarkets in 1985, DIY in 1994, convenience stores and specialty stores in 2000, and drugstores in 2012. Robinsons Retail also launched a chain of community malls in 2015. [4]
Lance Yu Gokongwei (born 23 November 1966) is a Filipino businessman. He is the President and CEO of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. since 2018. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Gokongwei is the only son of businessman John Gokongwei Jr. [ 1 ] He and his siblings are listed among the richest in the country.
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