Dennis Anthony Uy

Dennis Anthony H. Uy is a Filipino businessman who is known for being the founder of Converge ICT.

Early life and education

Dennis Anthony Uy was born on June 1, 1966, in Fukien (now Fujian), China.[1] In China, the Uys lived in poverty with one meal a day already considered "a blessing".[2] When he moved in, he could not speak English nor Tagalog.[3] Dennis Uy and his family emigrated to the Philippines in 1977 with the help of his uncle Johnny Uy.[2] At age 11, Uy worked as a cold storage handyman at Johnny's Supermarket, which was considered as the oldest supermarket in Angeles City and was run by his uncle.[4]

The younger Uy spent his studies in Angeles City, attending Chevalier School for his high school studies[1] and the Holy Angel University where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1992.[5]

Career

As a high school student, Uy sold Betamax and VHS tapes he sourced from Greenhills in San Juan, Metro Manila which later led to him setting up Jack's Video, a Betamax and VHS rental service with his brother in Angeles City.[1] Uy would stop his Betamax and VHS business in the early 1990s as the technology was becoming obsolete.[6] Dennis Uy later set up the Angeles City Cable and Television Network, a cable television provider which caters to Central Luzon.[1]

He expanded to the broadband and fiber optics business founding the ComClark Network and Technology Corp. in 1996 which later became Converge ICT.[1] He has also expressed his vision to develop Angeles City, his hometown, as a technology hub similar to Silicon Valley.[7] Converge under his watch also pursued a bid to become the third major telecommunications provider in the Philippines in 2018 after Globe and PLDT, but lost to Dito Telecommunity associated with his namesake Dennis Ang Uy.[3] Globe acknowledge Converge as a bigger competitor than Dito despite Converge losing the bid.[8]

In 2021, Uy became a board member of Silicon Valley–based firm Axiado Corp.[9] In 2023, President Bongbong Marcos appointed him as his special envoy to Korea for digital transformation.[10] He took his oath of office on October 4, 2023.[11]

Personal life

Dennis Uy is married to Maria Grace Yao, who is also a co-founder of Converge.[12]

See also

• Alfonso Uy
• Edgar Sia
• Jonha Richman