M Lhuillier

M Lhuillier Financial Services

Company type	Private
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Cebu City , Philippines
Key people	Michel Jones Lhuillier (Chairman) [1] Michael Llamas Lhuillier (President & CEO) [2] [3]
Website	mlhuillier.com

Michel J. Lhuillier Financial Services (Pawnshops), Inc., ^[4] also known as M Lhuillier or MLhuillier, is a Philippine non-banking financial services company. ^{[5] [6] [7]} The company is headquartered in Cebu City, Philippines with the M Lhuillier Group of companies as the parent company. ^[8]

History

MLhuillier Cebu Office

M Lhuillier Financial Services was founded in 1992 by Michel J. Lhuillier. ^[9] Michel was inspired by the first chain of pawnshops in 1935 in the Philippines, known as "agencias". M Lhuillier started as an offshoot of the financial services business of Michel's father, Henry, who was a formidable businessman that passed the mantle to his children. ^[10] A native of France, Henry Lhuillier came to the Philippines in the 1930s as a jewelry sales executive. He married Angelica Esconde Jones, Michel's mother, and later served as an Honorary French Consul in the 1970s.^{[ citation needed ]}

Since then, the M Lhuillier Group of Companies expanded to include real estate, construction, restaurants, and retail. ^[4]

References

1. Magcamit, Yann (May 3, 2023). "The Lhuillier legacy: A glimpse of the history behind one of the nation's biggest financial biz, M Lhuillier". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
2. Cabato, Luisa K. (September 7, 2022). "GSIS expands loan payment channels through M. Lhuillier". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
3. "GSIS-Lhuillier tieup". Manila Standard. September 8, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
4. Dagooc, Ehda (May 31, 2019). "Top 100 Cebuano: Michel Lhuillier". The Philippine Star. The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
5. "M Lhuillier offers affordable insurance plans for every Filipino". Manila Bulletin. June 1, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
6. Nicolas, Jino (September 11, 2017). "AAI unit teams up with M Lhuillier". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
7. "M Lhuillier strengthens core mission of being 'TulayngPaMLyang Pilipino' with #MLKWENTOPADALA Promo". Tempo - The Nation's Fastest Growing Newspaper. October 3, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
8. "Cebu Safari: A dream come true". INQUIRER.net. February 22, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
9. Olivares, Rick. "A look back at the 1988 PFF National Champions Cebu". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
10. "M. Lhuillier commemorates legacy in milestone store". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.