Alfonso Tiaoqui Yuchengco | |
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Native name | 楊應琳 |
Born |
Manila Philippine Islands |
February 6, 1923
Died | April 15, 2017 | (aged 94)
Residence |
Makati Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Education | Far Eastern University |
Occupation | Accountant, businessman, diplomat |
Known for | Founder of Yuchengco Group of Companies, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation |
Spouse(s) | Paz Sycip Teresita Gómez |
Children | 9 |
Parent(s) | Enrique Yuchengco María Tiaoqui |
Alfonso T. Yuchengco (Chinese: 楊應琳; pinyin: Yáng Yìng-lín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iûⁿ Èng-lîm; February 6, 1923 – April 15, 2017) was a Filipino accountant, industrialist, businessman, educator, and diplomat. He headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in the Philippines. He also served as chairman of business and educational institutions including the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, one of the country's largest commercial banks, the Mapúa Institute of Technology, and the Malayan Colleges.
Yuchengco was the Chairman of the Yuchengco Group of Companies, and concurrently the Chairman of the Board of MICO Equities, Inc. (holding company of the Malayan Group of Insurance Companies); Pan Malayan Management and Investment Corporation; Mapúa Institute of Technology; Nippon Life Insurance Company; and the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation.
He had been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of GPL Holdings; House of Investments, Inc.; BA Savings Bank; Dole Philippines; Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company; Benguet Corporation; and the Philippine Fuji Xerox Corporation.
Yuchengco held a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accountancy, from the Far Eastern University. He took and passed the licensure examinations for certified public accountants.