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{{Short description|Filipino businessman (born 1959)}}
{{About|the chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation|his father and the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation|Jaime Zobel de Ayala}}
{{Philippine name|Miranda|Zóbel de Ayala}}
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| name = Jaime Augusto Zóbel
| honorific-suffix = [[Philippine Legion of Honor|GCLH]]
| image = JaimeAyala Augusto- ZobelU.S.-Philippines deSociety AyalaBoard Meeting, February 2024 3 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Zobel in 2024
| alt = Zóbel de Ayala in a [[Teba jacket]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|03|06}}
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| relations = [[Zóbel de Ayala family]]
| children = 4
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
| title = [[Chairman]] of [[Ayala Corporation]]
}}
'''Jaime Augusto Miranda Zóbel de Ayala II''' {{Post-nominals|list=[[Philippine Legion of Honor|GCLH]]}} (born March 6, 1959), also known as '''Jaime Augusto Zóbel''', is a Filipino businessman from the prominent [[Zobel de Ayala family|Zóbel de Ayala family]]. He currently serves as the chairman of [https://www.ayala.com Ayala Corporation since 2016].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/26/ayala-completes-top-management-changes/|title=Ayala completes top management changes|first=VG|last=Cabuag|work=Business Mirror|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref> He succeeded his father, [[Jaime Zobel de Ayala|Jaime Zóbel de Ayala]], as the company's president and CEO in 1994. He was the company's chairman and CEO from 2006 to 2021.
 
In addition to his position in the [[Ayala Corporation]], Zobel is chairman of [[Globe Telecom]], [[Bank of the Philippine Islands]], [[Ayala Land]], AC Energy and Infrastructure Corporation (formerely AC Energy Inc.), Ayala Healtcare Holdings, Inc. and Asiacom Philippines Inc.
 
== Personal life and education ==
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== Career ==
[[File:Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala.jpg|thumb|Zobel in 2018]]
He sits on the boards of various international and local business and socio-civic organizations, namely:
 
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* Member, Asia Business Council
*  Member, Asean Business Club Advisory Council
*  Member, Harvard Business School Board of Dean’sDean's Advisors
* Member, Harvard Business School Asia Advisory Committee
* Member, Harvard University Global Advisory Council
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On September 27, 2007, he was conferred [[Harvard Business School]]’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, by [[Dean (education)|Dean]] [[Jay O. Light]]. Zobel de Ayala was cited for “''his innovative, entrepreneurial style of management (that) has benefited both Ayala and an island nation that faces significant social and economic challenges''.”<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/Story_Page/tabid/55/cat/exclusives/news/3815/Default.aspx Abs-Cbn Interactive, JAZA receives Harvard alumni award]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is the first Filipino to receive this award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/business-life/523349/jaime-augusto-zobel-sports-business-harvard-and-being-filipino |title=Jaime Augusto Zobel on sports, business, Harvard and being Filipino |publisher=Philstar.com |date=2009-11-16 |access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>
 
Zóbel was then conferred the [[Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)|Presidential Medal of Merit]] in 2009 and the [[Philippine Legion of Honor#Grand Commander (GCLH)|Philippine Legion of Honor, Rank of Grand Commander]] in 2010. He was also conferred the Order[https://magsaysaypeople.com/SitePages/News.aspx?ID=139 Gawad of Mabini with the rank of Commander in 2015].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gawad Mabini |url=https://magsaysaypeople.com/SitePages/News.aspx?ID=139}}</ref>
 
Later on, Finance Asia named him Best CEO for 2009/2010 and he received the [[CNBC]] Asia Business Leader Award in 2010.
 
On November 25, 2010, Zobel received the [https://www.cnbc.com/2010/11/25/regions-top-leaders-named-at-the-9th-cnbc-asia-business-leaders-awards.html Asia Talent Management Award at the 9th CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards]<ref>{{Cite web |last=cnbc.com |date=2010-11-25 |title=Region’s Top Leaders Named at the 9th CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2010/11/25/regions-top-leaders-named-at-the-9th-cnbc-asia-business-leaders-awards.html |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> held in Singapore. Zobel was recognized for “his personal involvement in supporting and nurturing leadership within the company.” Zobel was quoted as saying that he and his brother [[Fernando Zobel de Ayala]], currently Special Advisor to the Ayala Corporation Board of Directors, consider [[succession planning]] as a critical element in ensuring the corporation’scorporation's sustainability. He was the third Filipino to be recognized by the annual program, following Globe Telecom CEO Gerardo Ablaza, Jr. who received the ABLA in 2004, and [[Jollibee]] CEO [[Tony Tan (entrepreneur)|Tony Tan Caktiong]] for corporate citizenship in 2006.”<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101128-305718/Jaza-gets-Asia-management-award-for-nurturing-leaders |title=Philippine Daily Inquirer, JAZA gets Asia management award for nurturing leaders |publisher=Newsinfo.inquirer.net |date=2010-11-28 |access-date=2013-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005175040/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101128-305718/Jaza-gets-Asia-management-award-for-nurturing-leaders |archive-date=2012-10-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=634465&publicationSubCategoryId=67 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906043418/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=634465&publicationSubCategoryId=67 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-06 |title=Philippine Star, Jaza bags business leader award |publisher=Philstar.com |date=2010-11-30 |access-date=2013-09-14 }}</ref>
 
On September 14, 2017, Zobel was named by the [[United Nations Global Compact]] as one of the 10 [[Sustainable Development Goals]] (SDG) Pioneers for the year 2017. He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to be recognized with this honor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/182183-united-nations-jaime-augusto-zobel-de-ayala-pioneer-sustainable-development-goals|title=UN honors Zobel de Ayala as pioneer of sustainable development|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en}}</ref> Since 2016, the UN Global Compact has identified individuals "who were showcasing how business can be a force for good" and recognized them "for their efforts and achievements in advancing the SDGs."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unglobalcompact.org/sdgs/sdgpioneers|title=SDG Pioneers {{!}} UN Global Compact|website=www.unglobalcompact.org|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref>