Ramon Ang’s youngest son Jacob joins his family on Ginebra board

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With the youngest Ang’s appointment, there are now four Ang family members on Ginebra's nine-member board

MANILA, Philippines – Jacob Paolo Ang, the youngest son of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) chairman Ramon Ang, has joined the board of Ginebra San Miguel where three of his other family members already have a seat.

Jacob was elected director following the death last September of retired military general Leo Alvez, Ginebra said in a disclosure on Wednesday, November 4. Alvez had been a director of Ginebra since April 2002.

With the youngest Ang’s appointment, there are now four Ang family members on Ginebra’s nine-member board. The board now includes Jacob; his father Ramon Ang, who is Ginebra’s president and SMC’s chairman and CEO; and his siblings John Paul, SMC’s vice chairman, president, and chief operating officer; and Cecile, an SMC director and vice president of New NAIA Infra Corporation.

Just in his mid-20s, Jacob’s corporate experience revolves around San Miguel’s automotive businesses. He has served as president of BMW distributor SMC Asia Car Distributors Corporation since 2025 and as director and chief planning officer of Ferrari distributor Velocita Motors since 2023.

He has also served as executive assistant to the SMC chairman, his father.

Jacob graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in 2023 with a degree in European Studies and completed a leadership and management development program in 2024.

Before working for the family conglemerate, he was a championship kart racer.

Ginebra’s disclosure did not list any previous experience in liquor manufacturing or distribution.

Under the company’s corporate governance manual, directors must be at least 21 years old, have a college degree or sufficient management experience, and own at least 5,000 company shares. Jacob meets these minimum requirements, with Ginebra disclosing that he owns 5,000 shares. – Rappler.com