Jorge L. Araneta

Jorge León "Nene" A. Araneta is a prominent Filipino businessman. He chairs the Araneta Group of Companies which is engaged in property development, lodging and hospitality (Araneta City, Novotel Manila Araneta City, Ibis Styles Araneta City), food and dining (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Dairy Queen Philippine franchise holder), entertainment and leisure (Araneta Coliseum, New Frontier Theater), and beauty and philanthropy (Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc., J. Amado Araneta Foundation). He is also a director of Philippine Seven Corporation (Philippine franchisee of 7-Eleven) and co-founder of Medical Doctors Inc. (owner and operator of Makati Medical Center).

Jorge L. Araneta
Born1936 (age 83–84)
Manila, the Philippines
NationalityFilipino
EducationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BSBA)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist
Net worthUS$330 Million [1]
OfficeCEO, Chairman, and President of The Araneta Group
Spouse(s)Stella Araneta
Children5
Parent(s)J. Amado Araneta (father)
Ester B. Araneta (Mother)

He also serves as a Consul at the Colombian Embassy

Personal life

Araneta is the son of J. Amado Araneta[2] and Ester Bustamante Araneta, the second of three siblings. He finished high school at the De La Salle University in Manila and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he was a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. [3].

In 1964, he married Stella Marquez-Araneta, and they have 5 children.

He worked closely with his father since his teenage years, and steadily rose through the ranks of the family business, until in 1970, he took the helm of his father's businesses after his retirement. [4]

He is also a known traveller and a wine collector, where he also owns a wine shop in Novotel Manila Araneta Center, named Sabor Bar de Vinos. [5]

Awards
  • 2017 DLSAA Distinguished Lasallian
  • Top Five Best Employers in Asia (Philippines) by the Hewitt Association and the Wall Street Journal, 2003
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References
  1. "Jorge Araneta". Forbes.
  2. "Success runs deep: The story of the Philippines' Araneta Family". Philippine Primer. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "Jorge Araneta: Front and Center". People Asia.
  4. "Rediscovering The Glory Of The Araneta Center". Tatler Philippines. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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