Chris Po is a businessman involved in various consumer businesses in the Philippines. He is the Executive Chairman of Century Pacific Food, Inc. (PSE: CNPF), one of the largest branded food companies in the country. He is also the Chairman of Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (PSE: PIZZA), a leading chain restaurant business, and a Director and member of the Executive Committee of Arthaland Corporation (PSE: ALCO), a developer of sustainable real estate. Currently, he serves as the President of CPG-RSPo Foundation. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ateneo de Manila University. He was formerly the Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners, a US financial services firm, where he led the firm’s Hong Kong office. In 2000, he worked as the Head of Strategic Planning and Business Development at JG Summit Holdings, a Philippine-based conglomerate. Previously, he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Chris graduated from Wharton School and College of Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania with dual degrees in Economics (Finance Concentration) and Applied Science (Systems Engineering). He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
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