Timeline of John Gokongwei Jr.

By James Loyola Business tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. passed away Saturday evening, he was 93.  Here's a brief of a life of one of the Philippines’ original taipans who built a giant conglomerate from scratch.  John L. Gokongwei, Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) August 11, 1926- John Gokongwei Jr. was born in Fujian Province, China -moved to Cebu with his family at an early age 1942- dropped out of school, sold dry goods in market stall 1943- became a trader travelling between Cebu and Manila 1945 – started Amasia Trading, importer of US products 1957- set up Universal Corn Products 1963- formed Consolidated Foods Corporation to produce branded consumer foods 1961-enrolled in De La Salle University for his MBA 1963- established the Universal Robina Corporation which produced salty snacks under Jack n’ Jill brand 1987 – organized the Digital Telecommunications Inc. 1990 – organized the JG Summit Holdings Inc. 1993- JG Summit went public, listed at Philippine Stock Exchange 1996 – entered the aviation industry with Cebu Pacific Air 2003 – Digitel launched Sun Cellular 2006 – Put up Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Read more: John Gokongwei Jr. passes away at 93