Soledad oppen cojuangco

Eduardo Cojuangco, who built San Miguel empire, dies at 85

San Miguel President Ramon Ang, in a mobile-phone text message on Wednesday, said Cojuangco died Tuesday.

The former chairman and CEO helped expand San Miguel as the Philippines' dominant beer and food company, then later helped with its diversification into energy and infrastructure that made it the country's largest company by revenue. The executive led San Miguel twice, relinquishing the job once in the 1980s after going into exile in Australia in the late 1980s as an ally of Ferdinand Marcos. He returned to San Miguel in 1998.

"Cojuangco was a strong manager, but wasn't rigid with his vision," said Alex Pomento, who covered San Miguel and Cojuangco in the 25 years he was an equities analyst before joining SM Prime Holdings in 2014. "It would have been easier to just stay in food and drinks and tell shareholders the low returns are such because of the nature of the industry. Obviously, Cojuangco's style is not just sitting down."

Ang, who won the trust of Cojuangco in the early 1980s, has led the diversification of

Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr.

Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr., Filipino, 80, is the Chairman and a non-executive director of the Company, a position he has held since May 22, 2001, and Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee (since April 25, 2002). He is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of listed companies San Miguel Corporation and Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. He is likewise the Chairman of listed company Petron Corporation, and private companies ECJ and Sons Agricultural Enterprises, Inc. and the Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. Foundation, Inc.; and a Director of Caiñaman Farms, Inc. He was previously Director of Manila Electric Company (February 2009 to May 2009). Mr. Cojuangco attended the College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines, as well as California Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo, U.S.A. Among others, he was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Economics Honoris Causa by the University of Mindanao and the Degree of Doctor of Agri-Business Honoris Causa by the Tarlac College of Agriculture.

Danding Cojuangco

Filipino politician and businessman (1935–2020)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Murphy and the surname or paternal family name is Cojuangco.

Danding Cojuangco

Cojuangco in 2020

In office
December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972
Preceded byJosé Cojuangco Jr.
Succeeded byVacant[a]
Post later held by Jose Cojuangco Jr.
In office
December 30, 1967 – December 30, 1969
Preceded byBenigno Aquino Jr.
Succeeded byJose Macapinlac
In office
1975–1978
PresidentFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNemesio Yabut
Born

Eduardo Murphy Cojuangco Jr.


(1935-06-10)June 10, 1935
Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippine Islands
DiedJune 16, 2020(2020-06-16) (aged 85)
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Political partyNationalist People's Coalition (1991–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Nacionalista (1967–1991)
SpouseSoledad "Gretchen" Oppen-Cojuangco
Children6 (including Mark, Charlie, and 2 dau

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