Nationality Filipina Name Marijun Locke | Area(s) Entrepreneur | |
Born April 3, 1968 (age 56)
Bauang, La Union, Philippines ( 1968-04-03 ) | ||
Marijun Madayag Locke born 4 March 1968,is a Filipina business director, investor and programmer. Locke holds a degree in pure mathematics from the Saint Louis University in the Philippines. She began her business career at Texas Instruments in the Philippines before moving to Papua New Guinea as a computer programmer for Wang Computers another American company. She established her reputation as managing director of Able Computing in Papua New Guinea and recently in Fiji and Australia. She has expanded her business interests into the Philippines with investments in the Marand group of companies.
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Early life
Marijun was born at San Fernando, La Union, Philippines in 1968. She is the third child of Alonzolito and Gaudelia Madayag. She has three sisters Maritess, Marilou and Norma, she has two brothers Alonzolito (Bong) and Ariel. Her family grew up in Baguio, Benguet province, Philippines where their father served with the Philippines navy. Their father suffered health problems and retired at the early age of 45, afterwards he relocated the family back to Bauang, La Union province. Cost of living pressures meant that the children had to work at part time jobs from a young age and it was probably during this phase that Marijun learned her business survival skills and a determination to succeed.
Personal life
Marijun married Andrew Cameron Locke in 1992, they have two children Brandon Stuart Locke born 1994 and adopted daughter, Allysha Mae Locke born 2008.
Business ventures
Marijun and Andrew started their first business named, Computer Spot, in 1993 in Port Moresby and acquired Able computing from Pacific Industries in 1996, they merged both companies in 2000 to operate under the Able Computing name. They opened branch offices in Lae, Goroka, Madang, Kimbe, Kokopo, Alotau and Mt Hagen over the coming years. In 2013 they opened a branch of Able Computing in Suva, Fiji followed by two more stores in Lautoka and Nadi in 2014. In 2013 they opened a retail store in Richlands Queensland, Australia. In 2013 the stores in Fiji and PNG were re-branded to Able home and office.
Other investments include Marand resort and spa in Bauang, La Union Philippines, Villa Marand house and lot development at Bauang, La Union Philippines and Marand Nest student accommodation and high rise buildings at Baguio, Philippines projects in the Philippines. They have completed numerous house and lot projects in Australia.
The associated companies employed in excess of 300 staff in 2014.