The board of directors of Grupo Argos has appointed Juan Esteban Calle as the next president of Grupo Argos, effective April 1, 2026. For the past 10 years, he has served as president of Cementos Argos, Grupo Argos’ building materials company.
“Following a rigorous and structured succession process, announced in June and conducted under the highest corporate governance standards, the board of directors selected Juan Esteban Calle to lead Grupo Argos’ next stage,” said Chair Rosario Córdoba. “His experience and deep understanding of the company’s businesses enable us to ensure strategic continuity, discipline in capital allocation, and a focus on long-term value creation. This decision honors the legacy of Jorge Mario Velásquez and sends a message of confidence and stability to shareholders, investors, employees and partners.”
During Calle’s tenure as president of Cementos Argos, he drove operational efficiencies that expanded the EBITDA margin by more than 600 basis points and executed strategic transactions such as the combination of assets between Argos and Summit Materials in the United States and their subsequent divestment, transactions that represented more than COP 7.3 trillion in profits for Grupo Argos.
He holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidad EAFIT, an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder of the CFA Institute.
