Lucio Tan was born on July 17, 1934 in China’s Fujian province. His family moved to Philippines, in Naga, where he was a child. He worked his way through college studying Chemistry in Far Eastern University but quit before graduating, set up a business that deals with scrap in the late 1950s and and later on found a job in a tobacco factory where he was tasked to buy leaf tobacco in the Ilocos provinces.

Mr. John Gokongwei, Jr., is the founder of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI) and Chairman Emeritus effective January 1, 2002. He had been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of JGSHI until his retirement and resignation from this position effective December 31, 2001.