Talent
1,370 employees across the Grupo Empresarial Argos gained access to development and growth opportunities within the organization during 2025
24 March 2026- One in every seven employees across Grupo Empresarial Argos advanced within one of the organization’s companies during the year.
- Nineteen percent of these moves were promotions, reflecting real opportunities for professional growth within the organization.
- Twenty-seven percent of those who benefited from internal mobility or promotions were women, in line with the diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy the company has promoted for more than a decade.
In a business environment where talent retention and professional development have become key drivers of competitiveness, Grupo Empresarial Argos continues to strengthen its commitment to internal growth as one of its main strategies for building a stronger organization. Internal mobility, continuous learning, and the creation of real development opportunities have become core pillars for attracting, retaining, and empowering talent across its companies, which currently employ more than 9,200 people.
In 2025 alone, more than 1,370 employees from Grupo Argos, Cementos Argos, Celsia, Odinsa, and Summa took part in internal mobility processes, equivalent to 14.8% of the organization’s total workforce. Of these moves, 19% were promotions, reinforcing the business group’s position as one of the most active employers in talent development in the country.
In addition, these processes continue to advance in line with the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy: 19% of the people who accessed horizontal mobility opportunities or promotions were women.
“Today, we understand internal mobility as a strategic lever for the growth of our businesses, because more than competing with capital, we have understood that we compete through the quality of our talent. Every internal move not only creates development opportunities for our people, but also strengthens our organizational capabilities and makes us more agile in responding to the challenges of our environment.”
Lina Marcela Valencia
Talent Manager, Grupo Argos
As part of its comprehensive development strategy, Grupo Argos continues to strengthen personalized learning and development pathways. In 2025, more than 518,700 training hours were allocated. Of these, 10,150 hours were focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, reinforcing the company’s commitment to fostering more diverse and safer workplaces.
This comprehensive approach has helped Grupo Empresarial Argos continue to position itself as a benchmark in talent management in Colombia and to be recognized among the 10 most equitable companies in Latin America in the PAR Ranking, as one of the best places to work according to Computrabajo’s Best Workplaces ranking, and in Merco Talento.
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