"We will retell their success stories in business and governance."
"We will retell their success stories in business and governance."
On Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, BizNewsAsia will celebrate its 17th anniversary with a gala event at EDSA Shangri-La. It will honor the country’s outstanding taipans, tycoons and splendid success stories in business and governance.
BizNewsAsia is my magazine, founded in 2001, after my 25-year stint with Asiaweek, to fill the void for a powerful medium that focuses on business, the economy, the Philippines, and celebrates the great deeds and great lives of leading tycoons, taipans, and executives in business, government, and the professions. I am the BizNewsAsia president, CEO and publisher.
BizNewsAsia is today the Philippines’ largest business and weekly news magazine with a pass-on circulation of 350,000 readers.
The BizNewsAsia awardees are honored for excellence or exceptional achievements in strategic management and visioning, entrepreneurship, general management, and green entrepreneurship.
BizNewsAsia has an online version, www.biznewsasia.com. It is the only local publication that has a weekly 10-year data on major metrics of the economy.
Three former presidents will also be honored at the anniversary party—Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, now mayor of Manila; and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, now speaker of the House of Representatives.
To mark its 17th year, BizNewsAsia has a special edition anniversary issue which analyzes the record of movers and shakers in business and the economy, in terms of vision, leadership, and innovation, taking note of the impact of their work on their companies, industry, and society; enhancement of shareholder value, and pursuit of a higher purpose.
The theme of the Special Issue is “Nation Builders.” The 2018 awardees are prominently featured in the anniversary issue.
Profiled in the BizNewsAsia Anniversary Issue are:
Ramon S. Ang, vice chairman, president and chief operating officer of San Miguel Corp.; Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairman of SM Investments Corp. and chairman of BDO Unibank, Inc.; Helen Yuchengco Dee, chairman of RCBC; Felipe L. Gozon, chairman and CEO of GMA Network Inc.; Zenaida R. Tantoco, chairman and CEO SSI Group Inc.; Dennis Uy, chairman and CEO of Udenna, holding company of Chelsea Logistics and Phoenix Petroleum.
Michael Tan, president and COO, LT Group; Reghis Romero, chairman and CEO, R-II Builders; Jaime Bautista, president, Philippine Airlines; Luis N. Yu Jr., chair emeritus, and Mariano Martinez Jr., chairman, 8990 Holdings.
Lance Gokongwei, CEO of JG Summit and Cebu Pacific; John Paul Ang, president and CEO of Eagle Cement Corp.; Anton Huang, president, SSI Group; Dr./BGen. Antonio Tamayo, chairman-CEO, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA; Nathaniel Romero, president, RGR Holdings.
Amable “King” Aguiluz V, founder and CEO, AMA Education Group; Edgar “Injap” Sia II, chairman and CEO, DoubleDragon Properties; Charito Plaza, director general, PEZA; Delfin Wenceslao, chairman, D.M. Wenceslao and Associates; Eduardo Francisco, chairman, BDO Nomura; Florentino Dulalia Jr., chairman, Dulalia Group of Companies; Jose Sio, chairman, SM Investments Corp.; Nestor Mangio, principal architect, Nestor S. Mangio Associates; and Elizabeth Lee, founder and CEO, Emotors.
John L. Gokongwei Jr., chairman emeritus of JG Summit Inc.; Manuel B. Villar, chairman and CEO of Vista Land and Lifescapes; Carlos Chan, chairman of Liwayway Oishi Group; Andrew L. Tan, chairman, Alliance Global Inc.; Nestor Tan, president-CEO, BDO Unibank Edwin Bautista, president-CEO, Union Bank.
From the government sector, featured in the Anniversary Issue are: President Rodrigo Duterte, former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, former president and Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada, former President Fidel V. Ramos, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, and Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda.
Ramon Ang made SMC the largest, most profitable, most diversified and most development-oriented company thus raising shareholder value and its contribution to nation-building.
Teresita Sy nurtures the Philippines’ three biggest public companies in market cap—SMIC, SM Prime, and BDO Unibank, all three undisputed profit-makers, market leaders and disrupters.
Helen Dee shepherds RCBC through severe challenges by keeping faith in its vision and in its stakeholders, in the process recapturing its premium cache as the mid-market and high-end bank.
Felipe Gozon made GMA Network the most admired, most respected, most profitable and most valuable TV-radio network after 12 years of losses, second-rate programming, and lack of vision and purposefulness. Despite having a third of ABS-CBN’s revenues, GMA Network is hugely more profitable. He is preparing GMA for full digital service and TV on the go.
With innovation and unmatched service quality, Nedy Tantoco became No. 1 in premium retailing with a formidable portfolio of luxury brands sold with enthusiasm, elegance, customer focus, and unrivalled service.
Dennis Uy of Davao built almost overnight the Philippines’ newest highly diversified conglomerate that is now a major player in petroleum marketing, logistics, tourism, education, 24/7 retailing, restaurants, property, gaming, and lately, telco.
John Gokongwei Jr. nurtured enterprises that meet people’s basic needs like food, retailing, property, credit, and low-cost travel, and building the country’s first global Filipino multinational.
Manny Villar is the inspiring rags-to-riches entrepreneur. He cashed in on the unprecedented housing and property boom of the Carlos Chan built the Philippines’ biggest potato chips global conglomerate with a huge presence in eight Asian countries giving wow and value to its customers and proving that the Filipino can compete with the best in the world and beat them.
Andrew Tan built the Philippines’ biggest conglomerate in lifestyle malls with live, work and play values, and the biggest—hotel chain and brands, gaming chain, and high-end fast food.
For 22 years, Nestor Tan has managed the biggest bank in assets, deposits, loans, equity, and management vision with high double-digit growth rates in every measure that counts.
Edwin Bautista manages the best bank in digital banking and use of blockchain to tap the unbanked, thus enriching customer experience in banking, insurance, and asset management.
Jaime Bautista has made PAL the world’s most improved airline and made it four-star in inflight and ground services and products, with the highest safety rating and soon a five-star global carrier.
Luis Yu Jr. and Mariano Martinez Jr. promote financial literacy and built the No. 1 mass housing developer, which delivered over 52,000 housing units in 52 completed projects in 14 years, with more to come.
John Paul Ang manages Eagle Cement, Philippines’ most efficient, most modern, and most profitable cement group, by enhancing its revenue, production and profitability profile to make it the best and most valuable listed Filipino cement company.
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