Born
Tan was born to Chinese immigrant parents from
Fujian. He attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek
College and graduated from the University of Santo
Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Tan
had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he
founded Jollibee, then added dishes such as
hamburgers, french fries, and fried chicken.
Tony Tan Caktiong
January 5, 1953 (age 67)
Davao del Sur, Philippines
Nationality
Filipino
Education
Chiang Kai Shek College
Alma mater
University of Santo Tomas
Occupation
Businessman
Known for
Founder, and Chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation
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Co-Chairman, and Director of Double Dragon Properties, Corp.
Net worth
US$2.8 billion (December 2019)
Spouse(s)
Grace A. Tan Caktiong
Children 3
Tan founded the fast food chain Jollibee in 1978, after
having started it as an ice cream parlor in 1975.
Through expansion and acquisitions of Greenwich
Pizza Corp. which enabled it to enter the pizza-pasta
segment. In early 2006, Jollibee Foods Corporation
bought out the remaining shares of its partners in
Greenwich Pizza Corporation, equivalent to a 20%
stake, for P384 million in cash. As of August 2008,
Tan's Jollibee has a total of 1,480 stores worldwide
including Jollibee, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich,
Manong Pepe's and Mang Inasal.
As of November 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth
at US$4.1 billion.
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Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines, 2004
Huizenga was named the 2005 Ernst & Young
World Entrepreneur Of The Year, 2004
Gawad Mabini with the rank of Commander
(Dakilang Kasugo), 2016
Honorary doctorate from the University of
Santo Tomas, 2018
Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. (Chinese: 施至成; pinyin:
Shī Zhìchéng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Si Chì-sêng; October 15, 1924
– January 19, 2019) was a Chinese Filipino business
magnate and philanthropist known for his involvement
in the Philippines' retail industry.
Born
Sy Chi Sieng (Shi Zhicheng)
October 15, 1924
Amoy, Fukien, Republic of China
Died
January 19, 2019 (aged 94)
Makati, Philippines
Education
Far Eastern University
Chiang Kai Shek College
Born in Fujian, he moved with his family to the
Philippines at age 12. While his family returned to
China, he stayed behind and founded ShoeMart, a small
Manilla shoe store, in 1958. Over the decades he
developed ShoeMart into SM Investments, one of the
largest conglomerates in the Philippines, including 77
SM malls in the Philippines and China, 62 department
stores, 56 supermarkets and over 200 grocery stores.
SM also owns Banco de Oro, the second-largest bank
in the Philippines, and real estate holdings
For eleven straight years until his death, Sy was named
by Forbes as the richest person in the Philippines.
Upon his death on January 19, 2019, his estimated net
worth amounted to US$19 billion, making him the
53rd-richest person in the world.
Sy died in his sleep at age 94. His body was discovered
on the morning of January 19, 2019 in his home in
Forbes Park, Makati. The interment took place at the
Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig, on January 24,
2019. The tomb of Sy is guarded 24/7.
Occupation Business magnate-investorphilanthropist
Known for
Founder of SM Investments
Net worth
2018)
US$18.3 billion (September
Spouse(s)
Felicidad Tan Sy
Children
6, including Teresita Sy Coson
Henry Sy (also known as Shi Zhicheng was born in
Xiamen (Amoy) in Fujian in the Republic of China, on
October 15, 1924. At age 12, he and his family moved
to the Philippines, where his father set up a shop that
sold various household items. At his father's store, Sy
helped his father sell rice, sardines and other
merchandise. Following World War II, the store got
obliterated along with the rest of Manila. His family
decided to return to China, but Sy stayed in the
Philippines where he completed his secondary
education at an institution now known as the Chiang
Kai Shek College and earned his Associate of Arts
degree in commercial studies at Far Eastern
University in 1950. While studying in school, he also
learned how to speak in English and Filipino.