Sweet times lie ahead for Hershey's

By Wei Tian in Shanghai (China Daily) Updated: 2014-11-21 10:47

Q&A | Bert Alfonso

How do you spend your time during weekends? What are your hobbies?

Connect with friends and family on Friday evenings. I am fortunate to have a group of friends to keep me grounded.

Saturday is generally busy with errands, going to the gym or outdoors. I enjoy hiking, fishing for trout or snowboarding. I also enjoy reading about world history.

Sunday is also time with family and church but i'm also busy for reading and preparing for the week ahead or heading to the airport for business travel.

What book are you reading now?

World Order, by Henry Kissinger.

Do you have a favorite saying? Is there someone you admire?

I firmly believe that "none of us is smarter than all of us". I live by that saying.

And someone I admire is probably Warren Buffett - not because he has been financially successful but because he has invested his wealth to benefit society. I also greatly admire Nelson Mandela.

What is the quality you most admire in a man and in a woman?

In a man, generosity, and in a woman, maternity.

What is your idea of perfect happiness? What is your greatest fear?

While I do not believe in perfection, I think perfect happiness is being with friends and family during the Thanksgiving holiday and celebrating the lucky life that I have had.

My greatest fear is how much I will miss my parents when they pass away. I am lucky to still have them in my life.

What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?

Having raised a beautiful and talented daughter. She is my only child and means the world to me.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would like to be about four inches taller.