
Jorge Mario Velásquez
President Grupo Argos S.A.Since April 1, 2016, he has served as president of Grupo Argos, an infrastructure holding company in the Americas.
Learn moreThe company is managed by the CEO and the vice-presidents, who analyze the performance of Grupo Argos and the evolution of the different businesses, evaluate new projects and monitor the ongoing projects.
Since April 1, 2016, he has served as president of Grupo Argos, an infrastructure holding company in the Americas.
Learn moreHe assumed the Legal Vice Presidency of Celsia from 2012 to 2017, the year in which he became the Vice President of Legal and Institutional Affairs of Cementos Argos, until 2019.
Learn moreHe is currently a senior member of the board of directors of: Cementos Argos, Celsia, Odinsa, investment committee of Pactia y Aceros MAPA S.A., Corporación Surgir, Iluma (Premex S.A.S) and the Superior Council of the EIA University.
Learn moreNo member of the Board of Directors has the status of Politically Exposed Person in accordance with the definition of Decree 1674 of 2016.
One of the biggest challenges of every business group is to maintain an adequate alignment among all its companies, in order to pursue the strategic direction drawn and meet the expectations of generating value for all stakeholders. To maintain this alignment, we have the Committee of CEOs, composed of all the presidents of the Group’s strategic businesses and the manager of the Urban Development Business.
The legal representation of the Company is held by the CEO and five main legal representatives that may act separately.
Legal Representatives:
CEO and Main Legal Representative: Jorge Mario Velásquez Jaramillo
Other Main Legal Representatives:
Legal Representative for Judicial and Administrative Affairs:
The appointment of legal representatives is determined by the Board of Directors and depends on the members of the company’s senior management. There is no additional remuneration for being appointed legal representative of the company.
Among the functions of the legal representatives of the company are:
1. Represent the company judicially and extrajudicially.
2. Execute the agreements of the General Assembly of Shareholders and the Board of Directors.
3. Appoint and remove employees, as well as set attributions and salaries.
4. To constitute judicial and extrajudicial proxies.
5. Execute the acts and celebrate the contracts that tend to fill the social purposes.
6. Submit a management report to the General Shareholders’ Meeting.
7. Take care of the correct and effective investment of the company’s funds.
8. Submit a report on the intensity of the economic relations existing between the parent company or its subsidiaries with the respective controlled company.
9. Prepare for shareholders a report on the reasons to increase the authorized capital or decrease the subscribed.
10. Comply with and enforce the Code of Good Governance.
11. Provide the market with timely, complete and truthful information about the financial status and the risks inherent in the company’s activity.