AT 90 years old, Washington Z. SyCip, legendary founder of the monolithic audit firm SGV & Co. and one of the pioneers of the Asian Institute of Management, is still up and about.
Mr. SyCip is wearing a new hat as the Philippine
government’s private sector adviser for the 45th Annual Meeting of
the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank, which opens this week in
Manila.
Despite his age (Mr. SyCip has met all Philippine presidents
except Emilio Aguinaldo), the accountant and accounting professor who served as
a cryptographer in Calcutta during World War 2 has not fallen into the trap of
cynicism. Mr. SyCip still believes Asia is the future and the Philippines has
bright prospects ahead.
“It’s not the age. It’s how you feel,” Mr. SyCip told
BusinessWorld in a Saturday morning interview at the SGV headquarters in
Makati.
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