Profil Financier
Manuel Villar occupe actuellement le rang #1789 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur immobilier). Fortune nette estimée : $2.3 B (+$272 sur 24h).
Manuel Villar is the chairman of property developer Vista Land & Lifescapes run by his son Manuel Paolo.
Villar's biggest asset is his stake in Villar Land Holdings (formerly Golden MV Holdings), a property developer which is building Villar City, a 3,500-hectare master-planned community south of Manila.
He also has five other listed entities including mall operator Vistamalls, property landlord VistaREIT, home improvement chain AllHome, supermarket chain AllDay Marts and Premiere Island Power REIT.
Villar is diversifying his business with new investments in free-to-air TV and plans to build a casino and a theme park in southern Metro Manila.
His son Mark and daughter Camille are senators in the Philippines.
Villar has been involved in politics and held positions including congressman, speaker of the house of representatives, senator and senate president.
As a child, Villar helped his mother sell seafood in a Manila market.