Henry Sy: Life‚ Works & Achievements Pietros Val Patricio Industrialist: Henry Sy Ethnicity: Chinese Country: Philippines Age: 82 Business: Retailing Fortune: $2.1 Billion Conglomerate: The SM Group of Companies SM Prime Holdings SM Investments Corp. SM Developments Corp. SM Shoemart‚ Inc. Highlands Prime‚ Inc. Charity: SM Foundation‚ Inc. Introduction One night at the North Forbes Park district of Makati‚ there was an old man who happened to lie down
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Biography Early life Henry Sy was born to a poor family in Xiamen‚ China on December 25‚1924. He is the son of Henry H. Sy. He immigrated to the Philippines and got his start by selling rejected and overrun shoes from Tondo.[2] He completed his secondary education in a school now known as Chiang Kai Shek College [3] and earned his Associate of Arts degree in Commercial Studies at Far Eastern University in 1950.[4] Foray into business In 1958‚ Sy established a small shoe store in Quiapo‚ Manila
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Our company‚ SM‚ as many of you may already know‚ came from the hard work of my dad‚ Henry Sy‚ Sr. It is a rags to riches story that even myself did not realize until I went to trace his roots in China. His journey from the thatched hut I saw there to the shopping centers he has today is something that amazes even myself. His determination‚ his discipline and his thriftiness have produced an astute and street smart businessman who has influenced a lot of people. Including us‚ his children. My
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successful businessman. From the motivational blog of Lloyd Luna‚ Henry Sy started as young as 12 years old in helping his father in their sari-sari store business day and night for more than 12 hours. Through that small business‚ he was able to earn an income for his daily needs. However‚ their sari-sari store was burned during the World War 2‚ for this reason‚ his family had difficulty to survive in their day-to-day needs. Henry Sy managed to use this catastrophic situation in order to rise up and
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Chapter 1: Accounting Information Systems: An Overview 1. SYSTEMS‚ DATA‚ AND INFORMATION 1) A system is: (1) A set of interrelated components (2) That interact (3) To achieve a goal a) Most systems are composed of smaller subsystems . . . b) Every organization has goals. c) The susbsystems should be designed to maximize achievement of the organization’s goals d) Even to the detriment of the subsystem itself i)
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(ES 21) – B1 September 04‚ 2014 Henry Sy Sr.: From Rags to Riches On December 25‚ 1923‚ a boy named Sy Chi Shieng was born on a small village in Southern China. His father was a trader seeking opportunities for a place where economic progress was bright and promising. Back then‚ the Philippines was the country that had this special distinction that’s why he migrated. He later followed his Dad and migrated to the Pgilippines at the age of twelve. Since then‚ Sy Chi Sieng only had one goal in life:
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| VIRTUAL REALITY By Tony Lopez A tribute to Tatang | | TATANG Henry Sy Sr. was honored by his family‚ friends and business associates at a glittering song‚ dance‚ musical and dinner party (catering by Mandarin‚ drinks by Coke) last Saturday‚ at his cavernous SMX Convention Center just next door to SM Mall of Asia. More than 1‚500 guests showed up for the evening of music and memories‚ dances and dreams‚ tribute and thanksgiving entitled‚ “I Dream.” It lasted from 6 p.m. to past 11 p.m.There
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Henry Sy(Chinese: 施至成; pinyin: Shī Zhì chéng; born October 25‚ 1924 in Xiamen‚china )‚ he is a Chinese Filipino businessman and the founder of SM Group and chairman of SM Prime Holdings‚ the largest retailer and shopping mall operator in the Philippines. He is married to Felicidad Tan Sy‚ They have 6 children namely Elizabeth T. Sy‚ Harley T. Sy‚ Herbert T. Sy ‚ Hans T. Sy ‚ Henry T. Sy‚ Jr.‚ Teresita Sy-Coson. He came to the Philippines at the young age of 12‚ and worked in his father’s small
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* 1. HENRY SY Age: 81 Net Worth: 1.5 Marital Status: married‚ 6 children JOHN GOKONGWEI NETWORTH: $430 million AGE: 81 MARITAL STATUS: Married‚ 6 children * 2. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE HEAVYWEIGHTS Residential centers is garments His clothes off the rack at a bargain sale at Robinsons Ready-Made shirts‚ his tailor is Aman Hing Chiong‚ whose shop is at the Mandarin Hotel in Hongkong Not known to be extravagant with his emotions or demonstrations of feelings He likes the Russian composers romanticists
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I. Statement of the problem * Henry Sy and John Gokongwei continuity. II. objectives * To determine the way on how their business well continue without breaking the very large company. * To mark out few possible causes of action that will lead to the down fall of business. III. are of consideration Henry Sy and John Gokongwei have both family members who are capable of running the business. They both have children who are very inclined to business. Since their early aged ‚ they
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