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Longtime chairman of Philippines' San Miguel dies aged 85

Published 06/17/2020, 10:58 AM
Updated 06/17/2020, 11:00 AM

MANILA, June 17 (Reuters) - Eduardo Cojuangco, the chairman
and chief executive of Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp
SMC.PS , has died at the age of 85, the company said in a
statement.
San Miguel, the country's biggest company by revenue,
started as a brewer in 1890 but in recent decades aggressively
expanded beyond its staple food and beverage businesses into
infrastructure, mining, petroleum and the power sector.
Cojuangco, who died on Tuesday night, was an ally of the
late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and unsuccessfully ran
for the presidency in 1992.
Forbes named him as the 16th richest man in the Philippines
in 2019 with a net worth of $1.5 billion.
In recent years, Cojuangco was no longer involved in the
daily operations of the company and in 2012 sold his stake to
San Miguel President Ramon Ang and business allies, but retained
the posts of chairman and CEO he had held since 1998.
President Rodrigo Duterte's office sent its condolences,
saying San Miguel provided livelihoods to tens of thousands of
Filipinos, while also aiding the government tackle the
coronavirus outbreak.

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