BIZ BUZZ: Another one for Consunji

Tycoon Isidro Consunji isn’t done bagging multiple achievements this year just yet.

Days after closing his company’s takeover of Cemex Holdings Philippines—where he now serves as chair, apart from DMCI Holdings Inc. and Semirara Mining and Power Corp.—Consunji received an Honorary Doctorate in Management from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

The recognition celebrates his “exceptional management acumen and visionary leadership”—which Consunji joked was his “on-the-job training,” despite spending more than five decades in the industry.

“Business, at its core, is a tool—a powerful one. It can solve problems, create opportunities, and leave the world better than we found it,” he said in a speech addressing the AIM Class of 2024.

This is, of course, quite fitting for the businessman who also recently received the Most Distinguished Alumnus award from his alma mater, the University of the Philippines.

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And what better way to celebrate Consunji, who was once an aspiring engineer? Now, he has built DMCI into one of the largest and, quite frankly, most favored developers in the country.

Could there be more for Consunji before the year ends?