Jon Ramon Aboitiz
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Jon Ramon Aboitiz, is a Filipino businessman, and the president of the Aboitiz & Co., and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., part of the Aboitiz Group. [1] Aboitiz descends from a Basque family in Cebu, with ancestry tracing back to the Basque Country in northern Spain.
He started with the Aboitiz Group in 1970, after graduating from the University of Santa Clara, California with a degree of B.S. Commerce, major in Management. From a manager he became its president in 1976 and in 1991 became president of Aboitiz & Co. of the Aboitiz Shipping Corp.,
He now holds various positions in the Aboitiz Group, including chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Davao Light & Power Co., Inc., chairman of Veco and Aboitiz Jebsen Bulk Transport Corp., and director of Hapag-Lloyed Phils., Cotabato Ice Plant Inc. and Bukidnon Hydropower Corp.
Aboitiz also serves as trustee of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., the Aboitiz Group Foundation Inc. and the Association of Philippine Foundations, and is a member of the Board of Advisors, Washington Sycip Policy Forum at the Asian Institute of Management.
Coordinates: 10°17′57″N 123°54′16″E / 10.29927°N 123.90456°E
[edit] References
- ^ "About Us". Aboitiz Group. http://www.aboitiz.com/AFI/index.php?p=33. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
[edit] External links
- http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/86/philippines-billionaires-09_Jon-Ramon-Aboitiz_IOLY.html
- http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=30466794&ticker=AEV:PM&previousCapId=30854892&previousTitle=ABOITIZ%20POWER%20COR
- http://www.people.nfo.ph/businessman/jon-ramon-aboitiz/
- http://www.sunstar.com.ph/superbalita-cebu/balita/presidente-nia-sa-sugbo
- Aboitiz Group
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