Jon Ramon Melendez Aboitiz (April 26, 1948 – November 30, 2018) was a Filipino businessman, and president of the Aboitiz & Company Inc. (ACO) and

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) is a Philippine holding company based in Metro Manila, with roots from Cebu City. The conglomerate operates in six major industries: Power, Banking and Financial Services, Food, Infrastructure, and Data Science and A ...

(AEV), part of the Aboitiz Group.

Early life

Born on April 26, 1948, he was the son of Eduardo J. Aboitiz and Francisca M. Melendez. His grandfather was Don Ramon Aboitiz, son of Paulino Aboitiz, founder of the Aboitiz Group in the late 1800s.

Aboitiz

He started with the Aboitiz Group in 1970 after graduating from the University of Santa Clara,

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with a B.S. Commerce degree, major in management. From Manager, he became President of Aboitiz Shipping Corporation in 1976. From 1991 until 2008, he was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aboitiz & Company. He was President of

(AEV) from 1994 until 2008. Afterwards, he became its chairman until the time of his death. He held various positions in the Aboitiz Group, including chairman and CEO of Davao Light & Power Co., Inc.; Chairman of Visayan Electric Company (VECO) and Aboitiz Jebsen Bulk Transport Corporation; Vice Chairman of

Aboitiz Power Corporation Aboitiz Power Corporation also known as AboitizPower (AP), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), is a holding company engaged in power distribution, generation and retail electricity services. Background Aboitiz Power Corporation was ...

(APC) and

Union Bank of the Philippines The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as UnionBank, is one of the universal banks in the Philippines and the ninth largest bank in the country by assets. UnionBank is a joint consortium among the Aboitiz Group, Insular ...

; and Director of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTS), Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, Hapag-Lloyd Philippines, Cotabato Ice Plant Inc. and Bukidnon Hydropower Corporation. Aboitiz also served as chairman and President of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI Microfinance), the NGO microfinance arm of the Aboitiz Group; a Trustee of the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) and the Association of Foundations (AF); and was a member of the Board of Advisors of the

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Policy Forum, now the AIM Policy Center (APC), at the Asian Institute of Management.

Death

He died on November 30, 2018, at 70 due to cancer and is survived by his wife Maria del Rosario Vellguth and their three children.

References

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