20 SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN ENTREPRENEURS

Nokia – by Fredrik Idestam and Leo Mechelin in 1865 (Tampere, Finland)
 Oracle Corporation – by Larry Ellison,Bob Miner, Ed Oates in 1977 (California, USA)
. PepsiCo, Inc. – by Donald M. Kendall, President /CEO of Pepsi-Cola and Herman W. Lay,
Chairman/CEO of Frito-Lay in 1986 (North Carolina, USA)
 Philips –by Gerard Philips and Frederik Philips in 1891 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
 Porsche – by Ferdinand Porsche in 1931 (Germany)
Procter & Gamble – by William Procter and James Gamble, in 1837 (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Pfizer – by cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart in 1849 (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Samsung –  by Lee Byung-chull  in 1938 (Daegu South Korea)
SAP (Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing)- Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner
Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther in 1972 (Weinheim, Germany)
Siemens – by Werner von Siemens in 1847 (Berlin Germany)
Sony – by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita May 7, 1946 (Tokyo, Japan)
Suzuki Motor Corporation – by Michio Maruti Suzuki in 1909 (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka,
Japan)
Sharp Corporation – by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1912 (Tokyo, Japan)
Starbucks – by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegl in March 30, 1971 (Pike Place
Market in Seattle, Washington, USA)
Tata Group – JamsetjiNusserwanji Tata in 1868 (Mumbai, India)
The Boeing Company – by William E. Boeing in 1916 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
The Coca-Cola Company – by John Pemberton and Asa Candler in 1892 (Atlanta, Georgia,
USA)
The Walt Disney Company – by Walt and Roy Disney in October 16, 1923 (Los Angeles,
California, USA)
Toshiba Corporation – Hisashige Tanaka, Ichisuke Fujioka and Shoichi Miyoshi in 1939
(Tokyo, Japan)
Uniliver – by Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh and William Hulme Lever,
2nd Viscount Leverhulme in (London, United Kingdom,Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
 20 SUCCESSFUL LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

1. Alfonso T. Yuchengco – Heads Yuchengco Group of Companies, Chairman of Rizal

Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Chairman of the Mapua Institute of
Technology.
2. Alfredo M. Yao – Zest-O Corp. (Zest-O)
3. Amable R. Aguiluz V – AMA Institute of Computer Studies (AMA)
4. Axel Kornerup – Netopia Internet Café (Netopia)
5. Andrew Gotianun – runs the Filinvest Development Corporation.
6. Andrew Tan- runs the Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), Megaworld Corporation,
Emperador Distillers, Golden Arches Development Corporation – Possesses a franchise
of McDonald’s
7. Ben Chan – Bench Apparels (Bench)
8. Ben Colayco – Level Up
9. Bernie H. Liu – owner of Penshoppe
10. Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr – Rustans Department Stores and Supermarkets
11. Bryan Tiu – owner of Teriyaki Boy Restautant
12. Betty Ang – President of privately held Monde Nissin, maker of instant noodles,
biscuits and snack foods (Lucky Me!, Monde and Bingo).
13. Cecilio Kwok Pedro – founder of Lamoiyan Corp. (Hapee toothpaste)
14. Dr.Rolando B. Hortaleza and Dra. Rosalinda Ang – Home Beauty Exclusives
(HBC)
15. Edgar Sia II – Founder of Mang Inasal (70% share acquired by Jolibee Corporation in
October 2010)
16. Emilio T. Yap – owns Manila Bulletin, chairman of the Manila Hotel and Chairman
Emeritus of Philtrust Bank
17. Felipe L. Gozon – current chief executive and chair of GMA Network Inc. (GMA 7)
18. Frederick Dy – chairman of the publicly-listed universal bank, Security Bank
Corporation
19. George Ty – founder of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank)
20. Henry Lim Bon Liong – Sterling Paper Group of Companies