David Cosunji

Highlights

Consunji was the Chief Executive Officer, Semirara Mining and Power Corporation. He is currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Semirara Power and Mining Corporation. Consunji is the Chairman and the Chairman Emeritus of the Dacon Corporation and the Asia Insularities.

Consunji was the President of Philippine Contractors Association, the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractor's Association and The Philippine Institute of Civil institute of Civil Engineers. He was the Vice President of the Association of Confederation of International Contractors. Consunji was the Chairman of the Contractors Association, the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation and the Philippine Construction Board. He is Director, Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Co. Inc.

Personal Life

Cosunji has written his autobiography, “A Passenger to Build: A Memoir of David M. Cosunji”. His son, Isidro Consunji is currently President, DMCI Holdings, Incorporated.

Recognitions

Cosunji was listed 6^th among the richest Filipinos of the world by Forbes in 2014 and had a net worth of $3.9 billion. In 1994, he was named as Meralco Awardee in the field of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He received the Civil Engineer Diamond Jubilee Award by the University of Philippine Alumni Engineers. In 1982, the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers named him as one of the ten outstanding civil engineers. In 1993, the University of the Philippines honoured him with the Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa. He was named the Outstanding Citizen of the City of Manila in the year 1979. He won the Management Association for the Philippines Award in 1996.

Death

David M. Consunji, the esteemed Filipino engineer and founder of DMCI Holdings, passed away on September 4, 2017, at the age of 95. His death was confirmed by his family and the company, though the specific cause was not disclosed. Consunji was surrounded by close family and relatives at the time of his passing.

Recognized as the "Dean of Builders," he left an indelible mark on the Philippine construction industry, with notable projects like the Cultural Center of the Philippines. At the time of his death, Forbes listed him as the sixth richest Filipino, with a net worth of $3.68 billion. His remains were laid at the Santuario de San Antonio Parish in Makati City, with the family requesting donations to the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. and Orani Suhay Foundation, Inc., in lieu of flowers.

David M. Consunji to JZES Alumni