Ramon Ang
{{Short description|Filipino businessman}}
{{Philippine name|See|Ang}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_suffix = LOH
| name = Ramon S. Ang
蔡啟文
| image = Ramon S. Ang - 2016 (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ang in September 2016
| office = Chairman of Philippine Airlines
| term_start = 2012
| term_end = 2014
| predecessor = Jaime Bautista
| successor = Jaime Bautista
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|01|14}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Filipino
| education = Far Eastern University (BS)
| native_name = 蔡啟文
| occupation = Businessman
| spouse = Tessie Ang
| children = 8
| years_active =
| known_for =
- President and CEO of Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://topfrontier.com.ph/index.php/sp/about/42.html|title = Board of Directors and Executive Officers}}
- Chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/06/12/2362112/angs-eldest-takes-bigger-role-smc|title=Ang's eldest takes on bigger role in SMC|first=Richmond|last=Mercurio|work=The Philippine Star|date=June 12, 2024|access-date=July 23, 2024}}
- Chairman of Eagle Cement Corporation
| notable_works =
}}
Ramon See Ang (born January 14, 1954), also known by his initials RSA, is a Filipino businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Inc., the largest shareholder of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). He is also the chairman and CEO of SMC, chairman of Cyber Bay Corporation and Eagle Cement Corporation and a member of the board of directors of Metro Pacific Investments.
Early and personal life
Ang is the son of ethnic Chinese parents. He was married to Tessie. They have 8 children, including Cecile, Monica, Jacqueline, Carmela, John Paul, and Jacob. John Paul is president of Eagle Cement Corporation and
San Miguel Corporation's vice chair, president and COO.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=SMC boss Ramon Ang has no plans to retire in next 5 years as heir apparent Paul goes through Danding-style apprenticeship|url= https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/06/13/smc-boss-ramon-ang-has-no-plans-to-retire-in-next-5-years-as-heir-apparent-paul-goes-through-danding-style-apprenticeship/business/|accessdate=June 14, 2024 |publisher= bilyonaryo.com|date=June 13, 2024}} Monica is a finance officer. Cecille is manager of the family-owned Diamond Hotel Manila Bay. On Holy Saturday, 11 April 2020, Jomar (b. 1993), Ang's third child died after a serious injury.
Ang grew up in Tondo, Manila and worked in his father's automobile repair shop. He was a dealer of used Japanese car and truck engines. As working student, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Far Eastern University.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Ramon Ang: Wealth, Business Empire, and Life Outside Work|url= https://www.esquiremag.ph/the-good-life/the-directory/ramon-ang-wealth-business-empire-and-life-outside-work-a00203-20230818-lfrm|accessdate=June 14, 2024 |publisher=esquiremag.ph |date=August 18, 2023}}{{cite news |last1= San Juan|first1=Thelma |title=How's Ramon Ang as dad? Very hands-on|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/53151/hows-ramon-ang-as-dad-very-hands-on/ |accessdate=June 14, 2024 |publisher= Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=June 17, 2012}}
File:President Rodigo Duterte shares a light moment with businessman Ramon Ang, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.jpg (left) and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III in 2016]]
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San Miguel Corporation
Ang was elected vice-chairman of SMC in January 1999; and later as president and chief operating officer (COO) in March 2002. In June 2012, he gained control of SMC after acquiring the shares owned by Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., a fellow Filipino businessman and politician.{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2013 |title=Ramon Ang's Privado Holdings Buys 3.44 Million San Miguel Shares |work=GMA News Online |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/319629/economy/companies/ramon-ang-s-privado-holdings-buys-3-44-million-san-miguel-shares |access-date=2015-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028160951/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/319629/economy/companies/ramon-ang-s-privado-holdings-buys-3-44-million-san-miguel-shares |archive-date=2014-10-28}}{{Cite web |date=2012-07-02 |title=Ramon Ang: Why Is The San Miguel "Ownership" So Controversial ? |url=http://www.equalizerpost.com/2012/07/ramon-ang-why-is-san-miguel-ownership.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103052636/http://www.equalizerpost.com/2012/07/ramon-ang-why-is-san-miguel-ownership.html |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2015-08-01 |website=The EQualizer Post}}{{Cite news |last=Agustin |first=Victor C. |date=2014-01-13 |title=Inigo Zobel Is Largest San Miguel Shareholder, More than Twice Bigger than Ramon Ang |work=InterAksyon.com |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/article/78543/cocktales--inigo-zobel-is-largest-san-miguel-shareholder-more-than-twice-bigger-than-ramon-ang |url-status=dead |access-date=2015-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044742/http://www.interaksyon.com/article/78543/cocktales--inigo-zobel-is-largest-san-miguel-shareholder-more-than-twice-bigger-than-ramon-ang |archive-date=2015-09-24}}{{Cite web |last=Visconti |first=Katherine |date=2012-09-11 |title=How Ramon Ang Paid for Cojuangco's Shares in San Miguel |url=http://www.rappler.com/business/12158-how-ramon-ang-paid-for-cojuangco-s-shares-in-san-miguel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729035533/http://www.rappler.com/business/12158-how-ramon-ang-paid-for-cojuangco-s-shares-in-san-miguel |archive-date=2017-07-29 |access-date=2017-07-11 |website=Rappler.com}}
On April 15, 2021, ten months following the death of Cojuangco, SMC amended its by-laws to unify the role, functions and duties of chief executive officer (CEO) to that of the president.{{cite web|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/16/ramon-s-ang-now-officially-smc-ceo/|title=Ramon S. Ang now officially SMC CEO|first=James|last=Loyola|work=Manila Bulletin|date=April 16, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024}}
On June 10, 2024, Ang became chairman and CEO; and his eldest son, John Paul L. Ang, assumed the positions of vice-chairman, president and COO. SMC shall amend its by-laws to redefine the roles, functions and duties of the chairman and chief executive officer, and the president and chief operating officer, subject to stockholders and SEC approvals.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=SMC boss Ramon Ang has no plans to retire in next 5 years as heir apparent Paul goes through Danding-style apprenticeship|url= https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/06/13/smc-boss-ramon-ang-has-no-plans-to-retire-in-next-5-years-as-heir-apparent-paul-goes-through-danding-style-apprenticeship/business/|accessdate=July 23, 2024 |publisher= bilyonaryo.com|date=June 13, 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121005192413/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=692729&ticker=PCOR:PM&previousCapId=877088&previousTitle=CALTEX%20AUSTRALIA%20LTD Investing.businessweek.com]
- [http://www.people.nfo.ph/businessman/ramon-s-ang/ People.nfo.ph]
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Category:Far Eastern University alumni
Category:Filipino billionaires
Category:21st-century Filipino engineers
Category:Filipino chief executives
Category:Filipino people of Chinese descent
Category:Chief operating officers
Category:San Miguel Corporation people
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