- Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Jaime Zobel de Ayala (born 1934) is a prominent Filipino businessman and photographer of German and Spanish descentFact|date=April 2008. He served as both president and chairman of
Ayala Corporation from 1984 to 1994 (succeeding his first cousin,Enrique Zobel ), when he retired as president. In 2006 he retired as chairman; he is currently chairman emeritus of the corporation. His eldest son, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, is chairman andchief executive officer of Ayala while his younger son,Fernando Zobel , is president of the corporation.Zobel graduated from
Harvard University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in architectural science. He was Philippine ambassador to theCourt of St. James's inLondon and the Scandinavian countries from 1970 to 1975. He is married to Beatriz Miranda Zobel de Ayala.In 2007, Jaime Zobel de Ayala tied with
Henry Sy as the richest person in the Philippines with a net worth of $2.6 Billion according to Forbes magazine.The February 2008
Forbes Asia magazine’s first Heroes ofPhilanthropy list included 4 Filipinos - Jaime Zobel de Ayala,John Gokongwei , Ramon del Rosario Jr., and Oscar Lopez.The list is composed of 4 philanthropists each from 13 selected countries and territories in Asia. [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=110683 www.abs-cbnnews.com, 4 Filipinos in New Forbes Heroes List] ]ee also
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Zobel de Ayala family External links
* [http://www.jaimezobel.com/ Jaime Zobel's photography]
* [http://www.ayala.com.ph/ Ayala Corporation]
* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/EGES.html Jaime Zobel de Ayala & family, The World's Richest People] , Forbes.comReferences
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