Chapter 1

Venture Capital

Ben and Emiliano1

747 Pilot and Entrepreneur

After a successful 38-year career as a commercial airline pilot and senior executive at Philippine Airlines (PAL), Ben Hur Gomez was able to quickly expand his business interests. Ben had been an entrepreneur throughout most of his adult life; in many cases, running multiple businesses simultaneously besides being a pilot. Currently, Ben was actively involved with four businesses: Omni Farms (which raised chickens for the San Miguel Foods division of San Miguel Corporation), Carpa Reality Development Corporation (which managed Gomez Mansions, two residential apartment buildings), Island Aviation, Incorporated, formerly A. Soriano Aviation (which provided professional air ...

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