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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee’s responsibility is to contribute knowledge and experience to address the challenges faced by the company and assure the creation of value for our stakeholders. It is comprised of the CEO and five chief executives, who direct the organization based on their skills, competencies and professional track records (with ages ranging from 40 to 55), with the aim of fulfilling the corporate strategy.

CEO and Chief Officers

MAURICIO OSSA

CEO

EDUARDO BETTIN

Chief Legal and Institutional Affairs Officer

CARLOS MARIO ALZATE TORO

Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer

GUSTAVO ANDRÉS ORDÓÑEZ SALAZAR

Chief Road Concessions Officer

PABLO ARROYAVE FERNÁNDEZ

Chief Financial Officer

ANDRÉS ORTEGA REZK

Chief Airport Concessions Officer

Steering Committee Rules of Operation

The main purpose of the Committee is to assess accounting procedures, handling of relations with the Statutory Auditor and supervision of the effectiveness of the control architecture and risk management system.

MAURICIO OSSA ECHEVERRI

CEO

MAURICIO-OSSA-ECHEVERRI
  • Business Administrator from Universidad EAFIT of Medellín and specialist in International Marketing from the same university.
  • Completed a Senior Management program at Universidad de la Sabana in Bogotá. Studied management at the Kellogg School of Management in Illinois, United States.
  • Has been a professor for graduate courses at EAFIT, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Universidad Javeriana, Universidad de Los Andes and Universidad del Rosario.
  • He first joined Argos as a student intern, and since then has held several positions, including Manager of the Industrial Business and National Marketing Manager.
  • His last position at Cementos Argos was as chief executive and legal representative of the Caribbean Regional Office.
  • Since 2017, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Infrastructure Chamber.
  • He is currently the chairman of the boards of Opain, Concesión Malla Vial del Meta, and Conexión Vial Aburrá Oriente.
  • Member of the boards of the Antioquia Branch of ANDI, of Fundación Grupo Argos and Agregados de Argos.
  • Mauricio has been CEO of Odinsa since February 1, 2016.
  • EDUARDO BETTIN VALLEJO

    Chief Legal and Institutional Affairs Officer

    EDUARDO-BETTIN-VALLEJO
  • Attorney from Universidad de La Sabana, with specialization from the Senior Executives Business Management Program at Inalde Business School – Universidad de La Sabana and the CEO Management Program of the ADEM Business School.
  • He has a long professional track record within Grupo Argos, and previously held the positions of Legal Manager of Cementos Argos, General Secretary of Cementos del Caribe and of Cementos Paz del Río. CEO of Sator S.A.S since 2012.
  • CARLOS MARIO ALZATE TORO

    Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer

    CARLOS-MARIO-ALZATE-TORO
  • Public Accountant from Universidad Eafit of Medellín, with specialization from the Senior Executive Business Management Program at Inalde Business School– Universidad de La Sabana.
  • With 20 years of experience at Grupo Argos and its subsidiaries.
  • He previously held positions as Administrative Manager at Cementos Argos, Cementos El Cairo and Human Resources and Administrative Manager of Sator, the coal business of Grupo Argos.
  • GUSTAVO ANDRÉS ORDÓÑEZ SALAZAR

    Chief Road Concessions Officer

    GUSTAVO-ANDRÉS-ORDÓÑEZ-SALAZAR
  • Civil Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, specialist in Corporate Finance from Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA).
  • He was Business and Projects Coordinator and alternate member of the Board of Directors of CSS Constructores S.A.
  • He has also worked as Design Engineer and Engineering Director at the company Luis Héctor Solarte Solarte.
  • PABLO ARROYAVE FERNÁNDEZ

    Chief Financial Officer

    PABLO-ARROYAVE-FERNÁNDEZ
  • Administrative Engineer from Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia with MBA from New York University.
  • Nine years of experience at Grupo Argos and Cementos Argos, holding positions as: Mergers and Acquisitions Director, Assistant of the CEO at Cementos Argos, and Mergers and Acquisitions Manager at Grupo Argos.
  • ANDRÉS ORTEGA REZK

    Chief Airport Concessions Officer

    ANDRÉS-ORTEGA-REZK
  • Business Administrator from CESA with Master’s in Business Management from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.
  • He has broad experience in the airport sector and since 2008 has participated in the transformation and growth process of Opain, as General Manager, and is currently the Chief Airport Concessions Officer of Odinsa.
  • JORGE LONDOÑO

    Executive Director of Business Development

    Systems Engineer from Universidad Eafit, he completed the Top Executives Program at Universidad de los Andes. He has served as Adjunct Professor at Eafit and Rosario Universities.

     

    He has more than 35 years of experience in different sectors, leading companies such as Invamer-Gallup Colombia, General Manager; Grupo EMP, General Director and CEO; and recently he was in charge of the Colombian Embassy in Canada. In addition, he has extensive experience as a member of the Board of Directors of different companies in different sectors, including food, telecommunications and innovation, and in the academic world.

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    MARÍA LUISA MESA ZULETA

    Independent Member

    Start date as member of the Board of Directors:

    • March 23, 2023

    Studies

    • Education
    • Lawyer from Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
    • Course in Finance for Non-Financiers at Universidad Externado de Colombia.

    Experience

    • Extensive experience in the public, private and academic sectors, with emphasis in the study and practice of corporate commercial law and aviation law.
    • Lawyer of the Legal Vice-Presidency, secretary of the Board of Directors and external legal advisor of Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A.
    • Lawyer of the Corporations Section, Lawyer of the Concordats Office, Lawyer of the Advisory Office, Assistant and Legal Advisor to the Superintendent of Companies.
    • Partner Lawyer, Humberto Mesa Gonzalez y Asociados

    Outstanding competences

    • Experience in other boards, risk, infrastructure, crisis management, legal, environmental, social and governance matters; government and public policy.

    Supporting Committees

    • Audit, Finance and Risk Committee; Sustainability, Governance and Talent Committee.

    Member of Boards of Directors of:

    Casa Editorial El Tiempo, Fondo de Pensiones Protección, Cadena.

    MIGUEL PIEDRAHÍTA SOTO

    Independent Member

    MIGUEL-PIEDRAHÍTA-SOTO

    Starting date as member of the Board of Directors:

    • March 19, 2021

    Studies

    • Education
    • Business Administrator with emphasis in Finance U. Icesi He completed an MBA and an LLM at IE Business School.
    • At the same institution he completed a Minor in European Studies.

    Experience

    • He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of EPSA.
    • In 2018 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Procolombia.
    • From 2015 to 2018 he was part of Maaji Swimwear, where he served as: general manager, advisor for corporate strategy and member of the Board of Directors.
    • He worked 8 years in Bancolombia’s Investment Banking, first as an analyst of Banking Investments, later as director of Infrastructure Projects and finally as director of Investments.
    • Leader of Digital Transformation Strategy at Grupo Bancolombia.

    Outstanding competencies

    • Experience in other boards, risk, internal control, corporate finance, commercial issues, infrastructure, environmental, social and governance issues; international experience, cybersecurity and strategy.

    Supporting Committees

    • Audit, Finance and Risk Committee; Sustainability, Governance and Talent Committee.

    Member of Boards of Directors of:

    Celsia, Libertank Board of Directors, Mesa Temática Empresas y Valor Social de Proantioquia, Board of Directors of the Medellin Regional of Endeavor.

    RAFAEL OLIVELLA VIVES

    Patrimonial Member

    RAFAEL-OLIVELLA-VIVES

    Starting date as a member of the Board of Directors:

    • August 26, 2019

    Studies

    • Education
    • Lawyer from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and specialist in Commercial Law from Universidad de los Andes.

    Experience

    • Currently serves as Vice President of Talent and Corporate Affairs at Grupo Argos.
    • He is a member of several Boards of Directors, among them: ANDI Antioquia, Cementos Argos, Celsia, Odinsa, Colcaribe, CI del Mar Caribe and Argos Honduras, Panama and USA, among others.
    • He joined Cementos Argos in 2006 and since then has had an extensive career in several of Grupo Empresarial Argos’ businesses, among which stand out his roles as: general secretary, Corporate Legal Manager and vice president of Corporate Affairs at Celsia, between 2008 and 2017.
    • Vice President of Legal and Institutional Affairs at Cementos Argos between 2017 and 2019.

    Outstanding competencies.

    • Experience in other boards, risk, internal control, infrastructure, crisis management, legal, environmental, social and governance affairs; government and public policy; and international experience.

    Support Committees

    • N/A

    Member of Boards of Directors of:

    Cementos Argos, Celsia, ANDI Seccional Antioquia.

    ALEJANDRO PIEDRAHÍTA BORRERO

    Patrimonial Member

    ALEJANDRO-PIEDRAHÍTA-BORRERO

    Start date as member of the Board of Directors:

    • August 14, 2015

    Studies

    • Business Administrator from EAFIT.
    • Master’s Degree in Political Science of Economic Development from London School of Economics.
    • Diploma in Corporate Finance from Boston University.
    • Program in Senior Business Management (PADE) from Inalde Business School at Universidad de la Sabana.

    Experience

    • Senior Corporate Finance Analyst and Director of Economic Research at Corfinsura.
    • Manager of Structuring and Risk Management at Bancolombia.
    • Vice President of Structuring and Capital Marketing at Bancolombia Investment Banking.
    • Vice President of Corporate Finance at Grupo Argos.
    • Outstanding Competencies

    Outstanding Competencies

    • Experience in other boards, risk, corporate finance, infrastructure and strategy.

    Support Committees

    • Audit, Finance and Risk Committee

    Member of Boards of Directors of:

    Cementos Argos, Celsia, Pactia Investment Committee, Aceros Mapa S.A., Corporación Surgir, member of Iluma (Premex S.A.S.) and of the Superior Council of Universidad EIA.

    JORGE MARIO VELÁSQUEZ JARAMILLO

    Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of Directors
    President of Grupo Argos S.A.

    JORGE-MARIO-VELÁSQUEZ-JARAMILLO

    Start date as member of the Board of Directors:

    • March 18, 2016

    Studies

    • Civil Engineer from Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia.
    • Specialist in Industrial Operations with emphasis in the Cement Industry at the Confederation of British Industries.
    • Studies at Kellogg School of Management, Universidad de Los Andes and Stanford University.

    Experience

    • Caribbean Regional Vice President and Vice President of Logistics Cementos Argos S.A.
    • President, Cementos Paz del Río S.A.
    • Chief Executive Officer of Cementos del Nare S.A.
    • President Cementos Argos S.A.
    • President Grupo Argos S.A.

    Outstanding competencies

    • Experience in other boards, risk, corporate finance, commercial issues, infrastructure, crisis management; environmental, social and governance issues; international experience, government and public policy; and strategy.

    Supporting Committees

    • Sustainability, Governance and Talent Committee

    Member of Boards of Directors of:

    Grupo Sura, Cementos Argos, Celsia, Summit Materials USA, Grupo Argos Foundation, Proantioquia and the Superior Council of EIA University.