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Filipino Business Powerhouse Anton Huang Joins The BoF 500 Class Of 2025 List

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John Randolph Manucom

<p>The <strong>Business of Fashion</strong> has announced the 100 new names joining its <strong>BoF 500</strong> <strong>Class of 2025</strong>, a list that celebrates global leaders shaping the present and future of fashion. Representing the Philippines this year is <strong>Anthony “Anton” Tantoco Huang</strong>, President and Chief Executive Officer of <strong>SSI Group, Inc</strong>. and<strong> Rustan Commercial Corporation</strong>. His inclusion marks him as another Filipino to join the BoF 500, following Stephen Gan, Bryanboy, and Homme et Femme’s Jappy Gonzalez.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759825576106559992744_18529438453004935_1985756385549501887_n.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>At the BoF 500 Gala held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris, Huang joined fellow Filipinos <strong>Pia Wurtzbach</strong>, <strong>Kelsey Merritt</strong>, and <strong>Anne Curtis </strong>among the evening’s distinguished guests. The event celebrated a new generation of global voices across 30 countries and 40 nationalities, highlighting fashion’s increasingly diverse and interconnected landscape.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759825615668561414546_18529438435004935_1792179852718773462_n (1).jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>As the head of one of the Philippines’ most prominent retail conglomerates, Huang oversees an expansive portfolio of joint ventures with global names including luxury brands like Balenciaga, Hermès, Cartier, and hip and current brands including Coach, Zara, and Alo. Under his leadership, Rustan&#x27;s Commercial Corporation continues to operate Rustan’s department stores and Adora multi-brand boutiques across the country.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:652px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17598256810082.png" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Anton Huang with daughter Nikki Huang and BoF&#x27;s Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed</span></span></span></div><p>Huang has played a central role in driving the digital transformation of Philippine retail, launching Trunc, SSI’s e-commerce platform that brought luxury labels and their company’s brand portolfio online for local consumers. Just this year, he further consolidated the family’s holdings through SSI’s majority acquisition of Rustan Marketing Corp (RMK).</p><p>This accolade is just proof on how Anton Huang continues to shape the evolving narrative of Filipino retail and luxury on the global stage.</p><div><br/></div><div><em>Photos from<strong> Nikki Huang</strong></em></div>

<p>The SSI Group and Rustan’s president is the latest Filipino to be recognized among global fashion’s key figures</p>

The SSI Group and Rustan’s president is the latest Filipino to be recognized among global fashion’s key figures

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Filipino Business Powerhouse Anton Huang Joins The BoF 500 Class Of 2025 List

Randz Manucom

Published Oct 07, 2025 04:36 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 07, 2025 04:47 PM PHT

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