Eugenio Gabriel "Gabby" Lopez III[fn 1] (born August 13, 1952) is a Filipino-American businessman who was the CEO (1993–2013), chairman (1997–2018) and chairman emeritus (2018–2020) of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines.
He is a member of the prominent López family of Iloilo; his father was one of the pioneers of the Philippine television industry. His mother was one of the daughters of the wealthy La'O family of Manila, whose other daughter married into the city's old Manotoc clan (making her an aunt of Tommy Manotoc, a former basketball coach, golfer and former husband of Imee Marcos, the eldest daughter of PresidentFerdinand Marcos). Another La'O daughter married former Senator Raul Manglapus.[citation needed]
Lopez became the chairman in 1997 and chief executive officer in 1993 of ABS-CBN Corporation. He was interim president of the company from 1993 to 1997, and again 2006 to 2008.
ABS-CBN has enjoyed network supremacy since its founding in 1953, apart from the years 1972 to 1986, when the company and all of its affiliates were forcibly taken over by the Marcos government. During this period and following his education, Lopez was employed at the Crocker National Bank where he served as assistant vice president in the bank's back-office processing area. He had an undistinguished banking career in the United States while waiting for work in his family's media and utility interests in the Philippines.
When control of the company was restored by the Aquino administration in 1986, Lopez started with ABS-CBN as director of finance. He was appointed general manager a year later.
Under his leadership, ABS-CBN enjoyed steady growth, while aggressively pursuing diversification. These include interactive media, sound recording, post-production, international cable and satellite distribution, sports programming and licensing and merchandising.
He created the Lopez Communications Group (CommGroup) in 1997. CommGroup is the management committee that oversees the development and implementation of convergence strategies for ABS-CBN, BayanTel, Sky Cable, and the Lopez Group's investments in telecommunications and cable telephony and data warehousing across the three companies. He is also the chairman and chief executive officer of CommGroup.
In 2012, he retired as CEO of ABS-CBN and was succeeded by the ABS-CBN president Charo Santos-Concio. He stepped down as chairman of the conglomerate six years later, being elected as chairman emeritus on April 18, 2018. His cousin, Martin "Mark" L. López, who served as the company's chief technology officer, was elected as the new chairman of the board.
On September 24, 2020, ABS-CBN released a press statement announcing his resignation as chairman emeritus and director of ABS-CBN and as director of ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation, Sky Vision Corporation, Sky Cable Corporation, First Philippine Holdings Corporation, First Gen Corporation, and Rockwell Land Corporation.[7]
Dual citizenship
Lopez' citizenship was put into question as part of the renewal process of ABS-CBN Corporation's broadcast franchise.[8] It was alleged that Lopez solely held American citizenship, violating the 1987 Constitution's provision that media companies should be fully Filipino-owned, and that he supposedly gained Filipino citizenship when he applied for recognition as a Filipino national in 2001.[9]
The Philippine Department of Justice ruled that López is a natural-born Filipino since the 1935 Constitution automatically conferred him Filipino citizenship as both of his parents were Filipino while also having American citizenship due to the United States' jus soli nationality law. His usage of a United States passport was also ruled irrelevant to his Filipino citizenship.[10][11]
Recognitions
2014 Tanglaw ng Araw Award, 9th Araw Values Awards
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, 22nd Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Golden Dove Awards
^ abEugenio Lopez III was born in the United States of America. Thus, he does not possess his mother's maiden name which is La'O.
References
^"Gabby Lopez's son to lead ABS-CBN's digital group". Bilyonaryo. October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^"10 Questions That Boggled Our Minds During the Cory Coverage". spot.ph. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2021. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
^Limos, Mario Alvaro (September 24, 2020). "Who Is Gabby Lopez, the Longest-Reigning Chairman of ABS-CBN?". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^Canlas, Jomar (May 25, 2020). "Lopez did not drop US citizenship". The Manila Times.
^"Eugenio Lao Lopez". ASEAN Business Club. September 21, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^Galvez, Daphne (September 24, 2020). "ABC-CBN chairman Gabby Lopez resigns from network, other Lopez-owned firms". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^. www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08.
^"ABS-CBN reiterates: Gabby Lopez is a Filipino citizen". ABS-CBN News. May 11, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^"Gabby Lopez is a Filipino – DOJ". CNN Philippines. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^"Gabby Lopez defends dual citizenship during House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise". GMA News. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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For other people with the same name see Eugenio Lopez disambiguation This is both a Filipino and Spanish name Both surnames are Lopez Eugenio Gabriel Gabby Lopez III fn 1 born August 13 1952 is a Filipino American businessman who was the CEO 1993 2013 chairman 1997 2018 and chairman emeritus 2018 2020 of ABS CBN Corporation the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines Eugenio Gabby Lopez IIIChairman ABS CBN CorporationIn office May 26 1997 April 18 2018Preceded byEugenio Lopez Jr Succeeded byMark LopezPresident ABS CBN CorporationInterimIn office March 16 2006 March 3 2008Preceded byLuis F AlejandroSucceeded byCharo Santos ConcioIn office May 26 1993 May 26 1997Preceded byEugenio Lopez Jr Succeeded byFreddie M GarciaPersonal detailsBornEugenio Gabriel Lopez fn 1 1952 08 13 August 13 1952 age 70 Boston Massachusetts U S CitizenshipPhilippinesUnited StatesSpousesBabsie Chuidian 1 Panjee Gonzales 2 3 ChildrenSarah Lopez WestonEugenio Manuel Jamie Lopez IVSantiago LopezAndres Res Lopez 4 ParentsEugenio Lopez Jr Conchita La ORelativesLopez familyCarlo Katigbak cousin Alma materBowdoin College BA Harvard University MBA OccupationBusiness executiveKnown forFormer chairman of ABS CBN Corporation Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Dual citizenship 4 Recognitions 5 In popular culture 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditLopez was born on August 13 1952 in Boston Massachusetts to Eugenio Geny Lopez Jr and Conchita Chita La O 5 He is a member of the prominent Lopez family of Iloilo his father was one of the pioneers of the Philippine television industry His mother was one of the daughters of the wealthy La O family of Manila whose other daughter married into the city s old Manotoc clan making her an aunt of Tommy Manotoc a former basketball coach golfer and former husband of Imee Marcos the eldest daughter of President Ferdinand Marcos Another La O daughter married former Senator Raul Manglapus citation needed Lopez holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine 1970 1974 and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in Cambridge Massachusetts 1978 1980 6 Career EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lopez became the chairman in 1997 and chief executive officer in 1993 of ABS CBN Corporation He was interim president of the company from 1993 to 1997 and again 2006 to 2008 ABS CBN has enjoyed network supremacy since its founding in 1953 apart from the years 1972 to 1986 when the company and all of its affiliates were forcibly taken over by the Marcos government During this period and following his education Lopez was employed at the Crocker National Bank where he served as assistant vice president in the bank s back office processing area He had an undistinguished banking career in the United States while waiting for work in his family s media and utility interests in the Philippines When control of the company was restored by the Aquino administration in 1986 Lopez started with ABS CBN as director of finance He was appointed general manager a year later Under his leadership ABS CBN enjoyed steady growth while aggressively pursuing diversification These include interactive media sound recording post production international cable and satellite distribution sports programming and licensing and merchandising He created the Lopez Communications Group CommGroup in 1997 CommGroup is the management committee that oversees the development and implementation of convergence strategies for ABS CBN BayanTel Sky Cable and the Lopez Group s investments in telecommunications and cable telephony and data warehousing across the three companies He is also the chairman and chief executive officer of CommGroup In 2012 he retired as CEO of ABS CBN and was succeeded by the ABS CBN president Charo Santos Concio He stepped down as chairman of the conglomerate six years later being elected as chairman emeritus on April 18 2018 His cousin Martin Mark L Lopez who served as the company s chief technology officer was elected as the new chairman of the board On September 24 2020 ABS CBN released a press statement announcing his resignation as chairman emeritus and director of ABS CBN and as director of ABS CBN Holdings Corporation Sky Vision Corporation Sky Cable Corporation First Philippine Holdings Corporation First Gen Corporation and Rockwell Land Corporation 7 Dual citizenship EditLopez citizenship was put into question as part of the renewal process of ABS CBN Corporation s broadcast franchise 8 It was alleged that Lopez solely held American citizenship violating the 1987 Constitution s provision that media companies should be fully Filipino owned and that he supposedly gained Filipino citizenship when he applied for recognition as a Filipino national in 2001 9 The Philippine Department of Justice ruled that Lopez is a natural born Filipino since the 1935 Constitution automatically conferred him Filipino citizenship as both of his parents were Filipino while also having American citizenship due to the United States jus soli nationality law His usage of a United States passport was also ruled irrelevant to his Filipino citizenship 10 11 Recognitions Edit2014 Tanglaw ng Araw Award 9th Araw Values Awards 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award 22nd Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas KBP Golden Dove AwardsIn popular culture EditLopez was portrayed by Mark Anthony Fernandez in the 1995 film Eskapo Notes Edit a b Eugenio Lopez III was born in the United States of America Thus he does not possess his mother s maiden name which is La O References Edit Gabby Lopez s son to lead ABS CBN s digital group Bilyonaryo October 19 2020 Retrieved October 26 2021 10 Questions That Boggled Our Minds During the Cory Coverage spot ph 6 August 2009 Retrieved 16 September 2021 a href Template Cite episode html title Template Cite episode cite episode a Missing or empty series help Man at the Helm The Philippine Star 8 July 2004 Retrieved 16 September 2021 a href Template Cite episode html title Template Cite episode cite episode a Missing or empty series help Limos Mario Alvaro September 24 2020 Who Is Gabby Lopez the Longest Reigning Chairman of ABS CBN Esquire Philippines Retrieved October 26 2021 Canlas Jomar May 25 2020 Lopez did not drop US citizenship The Manila Times Eugenio Lao Lopez ASEAN Business Club September 21 2015 Retrieved June 2 2020 Galvez Daphne September 24 2020 ABC CBN chairman Gabby Lopez resigns from network other Lopez owned firms Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved September 24 2020 Gabby Lopez defends dual citizenship during House hearing on ABS CBN franchise www msn com Archived from the original on 2020 06 08 ABS CBN reiterates Gabby Lopez is a Filipino citizen ABS CBN News May 11 2020 Retrieved June 2 2020 Gabby Lopez is a Filipino DOJ CNN Philippines June 3 2020 Retrieved June 3 2020 Gabby Lopez defends dual citizenship during House hearing on ABS CBN franchise GMA News June 3 2020 Retrieved June 3 2020 External links EditInterview with Gabby Lopez from Channel NewsAsiaPreceded byEugenio M Lopez Jr ABS CBN Chairman EmeritusApril 18 2018 September 24 2020 Succeeded byVacantPreceded byEugenio M Lopez Jr ABS CBN ChairmanMay 26 1997 April 18 2018 Succeeded byMark L LopezPreceded byEugenio M Lopez Jr ABS CBN President CEOMay 26 1993 May 26 1997 Succeeded byFederico M GarciaPreceded byLuis F Alejandro ABS CBN President interim March 16 2006 March 3 2008 Succeeded byCharo Santos ConcioPreceded byRegina Paz L Lopez ABS CBN Lingkod Kapamilya ChairpersonJune 30 2016 May 3 2017 Succeeded byRegina Paz L Lopez Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugenio Lopez III amp oldid 1154467560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
