About Us

Mr. Lance Y. Gokongwei is the Chairman of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of JGSHI and Cebu Air, Inc. He is the Chairman of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., Universal Robina Corporation, Robinsons Land Corporation, JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation, JG Summit Olefins Corporation, and Robinsons Bank Corporation. In addition to this, he is a Director and Vice Chairman of the Manila Electric Company and a Director of Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation and United Industrial Corporation Limited.

He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. James L. Go is the President of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He is the Chairman of JGSHI and Cebu Air, Inc. and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation. He is also the Chairman Emeritus of Universal Robina Corporation, Robinsons Land Corporation, JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation, and JG Summit Olefins Corporation. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., and a Director of Marina Center Holdings Private Limited, United Industrial Corporation Limited, and Hotel Marina City Private Limited.

Since November 3, 2011, he has been a Director of the PLDT Inc. He was also elected a Director of the Manila Electric Company on December 16, 2013. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.

Ms. Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe is the Secretary of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. She has been a Director of JGSHI since April 15, 2009. She is also a Director of Robinsons Land Corporation, Cebu Air, Inc., and Robinsons Bank Corporation. She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., which consists of Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Department Store, Handyman, True Value, Robinsons Builders, Robinsons Specialty Stores, Robinsons Appliances, Toys R Us, Daiso Japan, Ministop, South Star Drug, and The Generics Pharmacy.

She is also a Trustee of the immaculate Concepcion Academy Scholarship Fund. She was a member of the University of the Philippines Centennial Commission and a former Trustee of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation. She attended the University of the Philippines-Diliman from 1978 to 1981 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the New York University in 1984.

Mr. Patrick Henry C. Go is the Treasurer of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He is currently the Executive Director of JGSHI. He holds the positions of Director and Executive Vice President of Universal Robina Corporation, Director and Chief Executive Officer and President of Merbau Corporation, and Director of Robinsons Land Corporation, Meralco Powergen Corporation, and JG Summit Olefins Corporation.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University and attended the General Manager Program at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Johnson Robert G. Go, Jr. has been a director of JGSHI since August 18, 2005. He is currently a director of Universal Robina Corporation, Robinsons Land Corporation, Robinsons Bank Corporation and A. Soriano Corporation. He is also a trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Liberal Arts) from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is a nephew of Mr. John L. Gokongwei, Jr.

Mr. Antonio L. Go is a Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He has been an Independent Director of JGSHI since May 28, 2018. He is a Director and President of Equitable Computer Services, Inc., and Chairman of the Equicom Savings Bank and ALGO Leasing and Finance, Inc. He is also a Director of Medilink Network, Inc., Maxicare Healthcare Corporation, Equicom Manila Holdings, Equicom Inc., Equitable Development Corporation, United Industrial Corporation Limited, T32 Dental Centre Singapore, Dental Impant and Maxillofacial Centre Hong Kong, Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation, Pin-An Holdings, Inc., Equicom Information Technology, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., Cebu Air, Inc., and Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation.

He is also a Trustee of the Go Kim Pah Foundation and Equitable Foundation, Inc. He graduated from Youngstown University, USA, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. he attended the International Advanced Management Program at the International Management Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as the Financial Planning/Control Program at the ABA National School of Bankcard Management, Northwestern University, USA.

Ms. Lisa Y. Gokongwei-Cheng is a Trustee and the General Manager of Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. As General Manager, she oversees the programs, projects, and initiatives to ensure that they are aligned with GBF’s vision and mission. Aside from leading GBF, she is an advisory board member of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. She is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Media Group, as well as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Media Informatix Holdings, Inc.

She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts degree (in Communications) in 1990 and obtained a Master of Science degree in Journalism from Columbia University in 1993.

Ms. Marcia Y. Gokongwei is a Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. She is also the Co-Managing Director for Operations of Universal Robina Corporation – Branded Consumer Foods Group (URC-BCFG). In this role, she is accountable for all operational aspects of sales and customer development, integrated supply chain management, and all functional support initiatives. Prior this, she served as Vice President for Snack Foods of URC-BCFG Philippines, where she managed all Jack ‘n Jill brands which include Snacks, Bakery and Confectionery categories.

She completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and attended the Developing Strategy for Value Creation program at the London Business School. Ms. Gokongwei obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree major in Communication Arts from the De La Salle University, Manila.

Frances T. Yuyucheng serves as of counsel in the law firm of Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc and De los Angeles, where she also previously served as senior partner. Her practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, project development and finance, and securities law.  Fran has represented a number of Philippine-listed and international corporations, and entities engaged in the financial service, retail, energy, cement, gaming and entertainment, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors. Chambers Asia-Pacific has cited her as a leading individual for Corporate/M&A.

Fran received her bachelor’s degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1990 and her juris doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in 1994. She was admitted to the Philippine bar in 1995.