- Jon Ramon Aboitiz
Jon Ramon Aboitiz, is a Filipino businessman, and the president of the
Aboitiz & Co. , andAboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. . Aboitiz descends from a family of Spanish-origin inCebu , with ancestry tracing back to the Basque minority in northernSpain .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 is also involved in alleviating poverty through education initiatives as trustee of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., the Aboitiz Group Foundation Inc. and the Association of Philippine Foundations. He is a member of the Board of Advisors, Washington Sycip Policy Forum at the
Asian Institute of Management .External links
*http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2005/12/15/feat/anniversary.special.jon.ramon.aboitiz.html
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