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Lance Gokongwei
Head (Gokongwei Group); President and CEO (JG Summit Holdings, Inc); Chairman (Robinsons Land Corporation), Gokongwei Group, JG Summit Holdings, Inc, Robinsons Land Corporation
The prominent business leader oversees a vast empire as head of the Gokongwei Group
Leading the diversified Gokongwei Group, Lance Gokongwei oversees a vast empire as president and CEO of JG Summit Holdings, Inc, while also serving as chairman of Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) after stepping down as its president and CEO in February 2025.
His leadership has driven significant initiatives, including mobilising educational support through the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation for over 30,000 educators and scholars, overseeing the expansion of GoTyme Bank to millions of users, and making substantial aviation investments for Cebu Pacific, such as a US$24 billion deal for over 150 aircraft. Recognised with the Prix D’Excellence Property Man of the Year in 2024, Gokongwei received the inaugural Life Achievement Award at the 13th PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards in August 2025, where RLC was also named Best Developer for the fourth consecutive year, securing 31 distinctions.
He continues to spearhead the group’s integration of ESG principles, with RLC powering 24 malls entirely by renewable energy, and has seen key units like Cebu Pacific and Universal Robina Corporation included in TIME’s “World Best Companies 2025” and the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 lists.
Impacted Industries
Finance & Venture Capital
Media & Marketing
Real Estate & Hospitality
Transportation & Logistics
Awards
- 2025: Tatler Most Influential Philippines
- 2024: Asia's Most Influential (Philippines)
- 2023: Asia's Most Influential (Philippines)
- 2022: Asia's Most Influential (Philippines)
- 2021: Asia's Most Influential (Philippines)
2005: Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year
2000: JCI Philippines’ Ten Outstanding Young Men
Did You Know?
Like his siblings, Lance Gokongwei started from the bottom, selling Jack N' Jill snacks to groceries and sari-sari stores. At that time, he drove around in an old Datsun with a broken air-conditioning system, and was paid a salary of PHP2,000.
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