AIM professor Felipe Alfonso passes away

The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) community announces with deep sadness the passing of Professor Emeritus Felipe B. Alfonso on April 5, 2013, a week before he was to turn 76.

 

Fil, as he was fondly called, led his life giving and being of service to others.

 

As a leader in education, Fil was an AIM  founding professor and was AIM’s president from 1990 to 1999. During his presidency, AIM became top ranked in Asia and won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize. An advocate of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate governance, he helped establish and led the AIM Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Center for CSR after his retirement as AIM president. His work in CSR helped elevate corporate consciousness in Asia and led to accolades for AIM such as the global Beyond Grey Pinstripes  Award for Business School Innovation in Social Impact Management. He also served as associate dean for Research (1982-1988) and for Development (1988-1990), spurring  the creation of AIM’s initiatives in development management.

 

As a teacher, Fil specialized in human behavior in organization,  general management, and organizational development and corporate citizenship. In 1997, he was conferred the Asian Regional and Training Organization Asia Pacific HRD Award for Individual Achievement in the field of human resources and training.

 

As a businessman, Fil was the chairman of Meralco (1994-2001) and served on the boards of many companies, including Jollibee, Lopez Holdings Corp, PHILAM Funds, STI and Phinma.

 

As a civic leader, he was a board member of the Makati Business Club and a member of several business councils and associations. He was also the vice chairman of the López Group Foundation and a trustee of several socio-civic organizations.

 

With the passing of Fil, AIM has lost one of its beloved professors and leaders. His integrity, humility, compassion,  sincerity,  selflessness, mentorship, and dedication to being of service to others  will be  missed and remembered.

 

Beyond his professional accomplishments, his family was first and foremost in his life. They were the pillars of strength from which he drew inspiration. We thank his family for sharing him with us. We extend our deepest condolences to Fil’s wife, Mary Anne; his children Gina, Ping and Vic-vic, Miguel and Dea, Rina; his grandchildren Ines, Jacobo, Amaya, and Quintin; and his loved ones.  — http://www.theaimblog.com/