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Lucio Tan
Lucio Tan is the chairman of the LT Group, Inc. His conglomerate includes Philippine Airlines (PAL), Philippine National Bank (PNB), Asia Brewery, Tanduay Distillers, Fortune Tobacco Corporation (FTC), Eton Properties Philippines, Inc., and the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, which commemorates his father’s legacy. While many have suffered from the crippling blows of a slowed economy, Tan’s diversified investments in liquor and tobacco paid off through new normal operations of business and kept the rest of the holding company’s assets afloat. The octogenarian, after all, managed to set these strategies into motion decades ago.
Once upon a time, Tan was a poor Chinese immigrant that worked as a janitor in a cigarette company. Learning the ropes in this industry gave him the know-how and opportunity to become a tobacco cook and dealer himself. With this knowledge, the taipan began his own empire by establishing FTC and introducing the iconic “Hope” c
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Lucio C. Tan Sr.
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Amoy, Fukien, Republic of China[1]
Nationality Filipino Education Chemical Engineering Alma mater Chiang Kai Shek College
Far Eastern UniversityOccupation(s) Businessman, investor, philanthropist Known for Chairman and CEO (LT Group, Inc.,[2]Philippine Airlines,[3]MacroAsia Corporation) Spouse(s) Carmen Khao-Tan
(1942—2020)Template:Chinese Template:Wikidata image
Lucio Chua Tan Sr. (Template:Zh; born July 17, 1934) is a Filipino business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He presides over the Filipino conglomerate company LT Group, Inc., a company with extensive business interests in sports, banking, airline, liquor, tobacc