Anthony Tantoco Huang, SSI Group Inc. and Rustan Commercial Corp.’s president and chief executive, has been named to The Business of Fashion (BoF) 500 Class of 2025, becoming the first Filipino to be included in the executive category of the definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry.
The BoF 500, which recognized 100 new members from around the world this year, cites individuals redefining the global fashion landscape. Under Huang’s leadership, the SSI Group—the Philippines’ largest specialty retailer—has built one of Asia’s most dynamic lifestyle retail portfolios.
Huang’s inclusion in The BoF 500 follows the continued growth of the SSI Group and the recent acquisition of Rustan Marketing Corp., which further enhanced the family’s legacy retail businesses.
“This recognition by The Business of Fashion is a profound honor that I share with the entire SSI Group and Rustan Commercial Corporation teams,” said Huang.
“It underscores the passion and commitment of the Filipino retail community and validates the strategy we have pursued in bringing the world’s best retail concepts to the Philippines while championing our heritage and vision for the future of Filipino consumption. We are proud to represent the Philippines on this global stage,” he said.
The honorees come from 30 countries, representing 40 nationalities. As part of the BoF 500 Class of 2025, Huang joins a distinguished group of creatives, executives, designers and innovators, including Giambattista Valli, Rachel Scott, Ralph Lauren chief executive Patrice Louvet, Loewe chief executive Pascale Lepoivre and artists Kendrick Lamar, Tems and Doechii.
The inductees were honored at an intimate brunch in Paris on Oct. 3, 2025, followed by the annual BoF 500 Gala held at the Shangri-La Paris.
Huang, who began working in the family business while still in college, has previously been honored with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur (France, 2015) and the Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Italy, 2017).
