Jose Cuisia Jr. Explained

Jose L. Cuisia Jr.
Office:Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States
Birth Date:16 July 1944
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Spouse:Maria Victoria Jose Cuisia
President:Benigno Aquino III
Term Start:July 7, 2011
Term End:June 30, 2016
Predecessor:Willy Gaa
Successor:Jose Manuel Romualdez
Office2:7th Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines
Term Start2:February 20, 1990
Term End2:July 2, 1993
President2:Corazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos
Predecessor2:Jose B. Fernandez Jr.
Successor2:Gabriel C. Singson
Occupation:Banker
Signature:JoseLCuisiaJrSignature.png

Jose Lampe Cuisia Jr. (born 16 July 1944) is a Filipino banker, business executive, and diplomat. He was the seventh Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines, serving from 1990 to 1993,[1] and formerly the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America.[2] He is vice-chairman in the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co., in which he had been CEO for a decade until its American owners, AIG, went bankrupt and had to sell out to Asian investors. He is also vice chairman of SM Prime Holdings. He is also a director of the Ayalas' Manila Water Co., in cement conglomerate Holcim Philippines, in call-center firm Integra Business Processing Solutions, in property firm ICCP Holdings, and in Beacon Property Ventures. Likewise, Cuisia is chairman of The Covenant Car Co.[3]

Ambassador Cuisia is an alumnus of De La Salle University, where he graduated in 1967 with degrees in Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and Bachelor of Science in Commerce (magna cum laude). He also finished his Masters in Business Administration-Finance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1970 as a University Scholar.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Bank Governors . . August 29, 2011.
  2. http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/embassy-dc/about-the-embassy/ambassadors-bio-dc/ The Ambassador, Embassy of the Philippines website
  3. Web site: Aquino's part-time ambassador to the US . The Manila Times.
  4. Web site: Our Story. Knights of Rizal.