Manuel V. Pangilinan
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| Born |
Manuel Vélez Pangilinan July 14, 1946 Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Chairman, PLDT Smart Communications TV5 Network Cignal Digital TV Maynilad Water Services Philex Mining Meralco MPIC |
Manuel V. Pangilinan, BOLk, KLD, (born July 14, 1946 in Manila, Philippines), also known as Manny Pangilinan or by his initials MVP, is a Filipino businessman. He is the incumbent Chairman of PLDT, from 1998 up to the present. He is also the Chairman of TV5 Network, Maynilad Water Services, Philex Mining, Philex Petroleum, and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). He was also the first president of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), serving two consecutive terms (2008–2015).
Pangilinan spent his elementary and high school days at San Beda College. He graduated cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He received his MBA degree in 1968 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Pangilinan chairs the PLDT company which at the close of 2013 remained the most valuable company in the Philippines with a market capitalization of PHP 575.14 billion or USD12.8 billion. Pangilinan is himself more popularly known by his initials MVP. He is a tycoon, sports patron, and Philippine civic leader.
Pangilinan founded First Pacific in 1981 and served as its Managing Director until 1999. He was appointed as Executive Chairman until June 2003, when he was named CEO and Managing Director. Within the First Pacific Group, he holds the positions of President Commissioner of P.T. Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, the largest food company in Indonesia. He was named Chairman of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), after serving as its President and CEO until February 2004.
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