![]() He owns more than 110 million Puregold shares, making him a peso-billionaire. Lucio placed 11th in Forbes’ list of the richest Filipinos last year.Įducation: Entrepreneurial Management, University of Asia and the Pacificīackground: Vincent is Lucio’s eldest and only son. The company went public in September 2011. Last year, Puregold Price Club bought ownership in the premier S&R membership shopping club. In less than a decade, it became the second largest retailer in the Philippines, and now has over 70 supermarkets, hypermarkets, and discount stores across the country. History: Co put up a small hypermarket, Puregold, in 1998, which then catered to the low-income market. The Empire: The chain of hypermarts is the family’s crown jewel, but Co has stakes in other industries as well: Alcorn Gold Resources, the wine and distribution businesses Montosco, Meritus Prime Distributions, Premier Wine and Spirits, leisure developer Puregold Properties, and Pure Petroleum. ![]() The Taipan: Lucio Co, chairman, Puregold Price Club The vice president for business development, Bryan was behind bringing brands such as Aldo, Charles & Keith, La Senza, Mothercare, and the Face Shop into the Philippines, with most of them represented in nearly every shopping mall in Metro Manila. History: Bench started out in 1987 as a men’s brand at the SM department store, and has since expanded to market nearly every product in the industry spectrum-from beauty, underwear, to women’s and children’s wear, and even snacks.Įducation: Industrial Engineering, De La Salle UniversityĬurrent Role: Bryan is the son of Ben Chan’s sister, Nenita Lim (Suyen VP for finance), and her husband Virgilio (president). Bench, the flagship brand, is currently the only Filipino clothing brand sold in China, the U.S., and the Middle East. It is also the distributor of over a dozen global brands which include Aldo, Celio, Charles & Keith, La Senza, The Face Shop, Pedro, Dimensione, and Patchi. The Empire: Suyen Corporation, parent company of the country’s largest retail clothing chain, Bench, and seven other local brands. ![]() The Taipan: Ben Chan, founder and chairman of BenchĮducation: Marketing Studies, University of California, Berkeley fashion design, Pacific Fashion School in San Francisco She’s in charge of broadening the market for Diamond Hotel’s Cake Club. In mid-2012 Ang was awarded full control of SMC following a deal with Danding Cojuangco, who sold his stakes to his former protégé.Įducation: AB European Studies, Ateneo de Manila UniversityĬurrent Role: Cecilia, the second of Ang’s eight children, is the president of Diamond Hotel and local franchisee of upscale chocolate brand Royce’. (from 1984 onward), and now, to Ramon Ang. San Miguel began exporting to neighboring Asian countries in 1914, and has since had its reins passed on from the Roxases, Zobels, and Sorianos, to Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr. History: Founded in 1890 as La Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel, the first brewery in Southeast Asia. It has recently ventured into a slew of corporate acquisitions: property and infrastructure (San Miguel Properties, SLEX, Boracay airport), fuel and oil (Petron), airlines (Philippine Airlines and budget carrier Airphil Express), telecommunications, mining, and power generation. The Empire: SMC is rooted in its food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and packing industries. The Taipan : Ramon Ang, president and chief operating officer of San Miguel CorporationĮducation: BS Mechanical Engineering, Far Eastern University
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