Manuel V. Pangilinan

Chapter 1: A student

Born on July 14, 1946

Manila, Philippines

Philippine National Bank

10 pesos

Scholarships in San Beda and Ateneo

cars, personal drivers...

Started with a dream

Chapter 1: A student

Late 1965, he asked about taking an MBA

Graduated cum laude in Ateneo de Manila University

Procter & Gamble

University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School

1968, received his MBA degree

Chapter 2: A professional manager

Hopeful to find a mangerial position in a large company

Procter & Gamble turned down his application

Executive assistant at PHINMA (Philippine Investment Management Consultants Inc.)

P 1,000 a month

6 years

Hong Kong

Chapter 2: A professional managerBancom International Limited

American Express Bank

CEO

London

“You’ve outgrown Hong Kong and are now ready for London, and to fast track your career.”

No

Asia is my home, and so it shall be

Chapter 3: An entrepreneur and corporate activist

1981, founded First Pacific

regional banking and trading business

Anthoni Salim

6 people, 50 square meters, little capital

1989, Hainmax

Tech Pacific

3 years, enemormous pain and effort

Chapter 3: An entrepreneur and corporate activist

1998, he came back home

7 years ago

PLDT

14,000 employees to 9,000

recovery

19,000 employees

PLDT is now the most profitable company in the country

“I was born poor, but poor was not born in me. And it shouldn’t be born in you either. You can make it. Whatever you may wish to do with your future, you can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes always. Suffering breeds character. Character breeds faith. In the end, faith will not disappoint. You must not disappoint.”

Manny Pangilinan

What does PLDT mean?

Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Company