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Grupo Argos was consolidated as the business conglomerate with the best reputation in Colombia

19 October 2022

•Grupo Argos was consolidated as the business conglomerate with the best reputation in the country and the 9th company in the general ranking.
•Cementos Argos and Celsia, Grupo Argos companies, established themselves as important benchmarks in Merco, occupying positions 12 and 44.
•The Monitor highlighted Jorge Mario Velásquez, president of Grupo Argos, as one of the leading business leaders in the country in position 7, while Juan Esteban Calle, president of Cementos Argos, and Ricardo Sierra, president of Celsia, stood out in positions 18 and 16, respectively.

The Corporate Reputation Business Monitor, Merco, highlighted Grupo Argos as the best-reputed business conglomerate in Colombia and as one of the 10 most valued companies, occupying position 9 of the top 100 of the Merco Companies ranking, with a growth of 5 places in the last year and from 14 places since 2020, the first year in which it was measured. For its part, Cementos Argos occupied the 12th position and Celsia stood out in the ranking, occupying the 44th position.

“We are proud to receive the results that highlight the positive assessment that Colombians have of Grupo Argos and its companies in Colombia and that reflects a business vision of more than 90 years of hard work by thousands of collaborators who believe in our country.”

Jorge Mario Velásquez
President of Grupo Argos

The monitor also presented the ranking of the leaders with the best perception in the country, in which Jorge Mario Velásquez, president of Grupo Argos, ranked 7th, Juan Esteban Calle, president of Cementos Argos, ranked 18th, and Ricardo Sierra , president of Celsia, was ranked 16th.

For the construction of the ranking, Merco conducted more than 74,000 surveys of financial analysts, economic journalists, professors of administration careers, members of the government, influencers, company employees and consumers to measure management and perception on issues such as innovation, human talent , internationalization, corporate governance, financial results and presence in the digital ecosystem.