Dennis Anthony Uy Explained

Dennis Anthony Uy should not be confused with Dennis Uy.

Dennis Anthony Uy
Birth Date:1 June 1966
Birth Place:Fukien, China
Known For:Founder and owner of Converge ICT
Education:Holy Angel University
Occupation:Businessman
Spouse:Maria Grace Yao

Dennis Anthony H. Uy is a Filipino businessman who is known for being the founder of Converge ICT.

Early life and education

Dennis Anthony Uy was born on June 1, 1966, in Fukien (now Fujian), China.[1] In China, the Uys lived in poverty with one meal a day already considered "a blessing".[2] When he moved in, he could not speak English nor Tagalog.[3] Dennis Uy and his family emigrated to the Philippines in 1977 with the help of his uncle Johnny Uy.[2] At age 11, Uy worked as a cold storage handyman at Johnny's Supermarket, which was considered as the oldest supermarket in Angeles City and was run by his uncle.[4]

The younger Uy spent his studies in Angeles City, attending Chevalier School for his high school studies[1] and the Holy Angel University where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1992.[5]

Career

As a high school student, Uy sold Betamax and VHS tapes he sourced from Greenhills in San Juan, Metro Manila which later led to him setting up Jack's Video, a Betamax and VHS rental service with his brother in Angeles City.[1] Uy would stop his Betamax and VHS business in the early 1990s as the technology was becoming obsolete.[6] Dennis Uy later set up the Angeles City Cable and Television Network, a cable television provider which caters to Central Luzon.[1]

He expanded to the broadband and fiber optics business founding the ComClark Network and Technology Corp. in 1996 which later became Converge ICT.[1] He has also expressed his vision to develop Angeles City, his hometown, as a technology hub similar to Silicon Valley.[7] Converge under his watch also pursued a bid to become the third major telecommunications provider in the Philippines in 2018 after Globe and PLDT, but lost to Dito Telecommunity associated with his namesake Dennis Ang Uy.[3] Globe acknowledge Converge as a bigger competitor than Dito despite Converge losing the bid.[8]

In 2021, Uy became a board member of Silicon Valley-based firm Axiado Corp.[9] In 2023, President Bongbong Marcos appointed him as his special envoy to Korea for digital transformation.[10] He took his oath of office on October 4, 2023.[11]

Personal life

Dennis Uy is married to Maria Grace Yao, who is also a co-founder of Converge.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Manabat . Ashley . From VHS tapes to fiber optic business: Emerging telco magnate Dennis H. Uy bags entrepreneur award . 20 March 2022 . BusinessMirror . 24 November 2020.
  2. News: Pampanga entrepreneur outruns largest PH telcos . 20 March 2022 . Manila Standard . 10 April 2021.
  3. News: Ichimura . Anri . The Other Dennis Uy: Who Is Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO of Converge? . 20 March 2022 . Esquire . 7 July 2020.
  4. News: Camus . Miguel . Angeles City retail pioneer Johnny Uy dies at 98 . 20 March 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 15 September 2020 . en.
  5. News: Ramos . Gerry . Converge CEO Dennis Uy emerges as frontrunner in sale of Alaska's PBA franchise . 20 March 2022 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 11 March 2022 . en.
  6. News: BIZ BUZZ: Silicon Valley, Pampanga . 20 March 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 18 February 2022 . en.
  7. News: Converge CEO aims to build 'tech city' in Pampanga . 20 March 2022 . BusinessWorld . 29 October 2021.
  8. News: Fuentes . Art . Which Dennis Uy? Globe chief hints Converge 'bigger competition' than DITO . 20 March 2022 . ABS-CBN News . 16 November 2021.
  9. News: Camus . Miguel R. . Converge's Dennis Uy joins board of US data security startup . 20 March 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 1 December 2021 . en.
  10. News: Gita-Carlos . Ruth Abbey . July 21, 2023 . Dennis Uy is PBBM envoy to Korea for digital transformation . . October 26, 2023.
  11. Web site: Mangaluz . Jean . 2023-10-04 . President swears in Dennis Uy as special envoy to South Korea . 2023-10-26 . INQUIRER.net . en.
  12. News: Grana . Rhia . Exclusive: Power lady and Forbes favorite Grace Uy on the one event that shaped her life . 20 March 2022 . ANCX . 13 March 2022.