Jaime Zobel de Ayala

Jaime Zóbel de Ayala y Pfitz GCLH (born 18 July 1934), also known as Jaime Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman who served as the chairman of the Ayala Corporation from 1984 to 2006 and as its president from 1984 to 1994. Presently, he holds the honorary title as "Chairman Emeritus".

This article is about the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation. For his son and the chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation, see Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala.
His Excellency
Jaime Zóbel de Ayala
GCLH
Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Kingdom
In office
1970–1975
PresidentFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byNarciso G. Reyes
Succeeded byJose Manuel E. Stilianopoulos
Personal details
Born (1934-07-18) July 18, 1934
Manila, Philippine Islands
NationalityFilipino
SpouseBeatriz Miranda Barcon
Children7 (including Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala II and Fernando Zóbel de Ayala)
Alma materHarvard University

Zóbel served as the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1975. He is also known as a noted art photographer being the first Filipino photographer to be given a Licentiate by the Royal Photographic Society of the United Kingdom.

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