Manuel Mateo Aycardo Jr.

He was a 1941 graduate of the Colorado School of Mines. As of 1955, he was a mining engineer wth A. Soriano y Cia (read as A. Soriano y Compania). He served two terms as president of the Philippine Safety Council. By 1966, he was president and general manager of an engineering development company in Manila.

As a footnote, A. Soriano y Cia (founded in 1930 as Sorox y Cia) was owned by Col. Andres Roxas Soriano, whose family established San Miguel Corporation.