Jon Ramon Aboitiz

[2][3][4][5] Born on April 26, 1948, he was the son of Eduardo J. Aboitiz and Francisca M. Melendez.

[6] He started with the Aboitiz Group in 1970 after graduating from the University of Santa Clara, California with a B.S.

From 1991 until 2008, he was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aboitiz & Company.

He held various positions in the Aboitiz Group, including chairman and CEO of Davao Light & Power Co., Inc.; Chairman of Visayan Electric Company (VECO) and Aboitiz Jebsen Bulk Transport Corporation;[7] Vice Chairman of Aboitiz Power Corporation (APC) and Union Bank of the Philippines; and Director of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTS), Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, Hapag-Lloyd Philippines, Cotabato Ice Plant Inc. and Bukidnon Hydropower Corporation.

He died on November 30, 2018, at 70 due to cancer and is survived by his wife Maria del Rosario Vellguth and their three children.