Bancolombia S.A. Announces Appointment of Member of Board of Directors
MEDELLIN, Colombia, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the annual general shareholders' meeting held today, the shareholders of Bancolombia S.A. ("Bancolombia") (NYSE: CIB) unanimously elected Rafael Martinez Villegas to serve as an independent member of the Board of Directors for the remaining term of April 2009 to March 2011.
Mr. Martinez Villegas was elected to the position left vacant by the death of Mr. Alfonso Moreno Jaramillo.
Mr. Martinez Villegas was born in 1942. He holds a degree in Business Administration from EAFIT University in Medellin, and a Masters of Science degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University. He had previously held positions as an auditor at Peat Marwick, Mitchell &Co, General Manager of Prebel, and President of Inversiones Aliadas S.A. and Corporacion Financiera Aliadas S.A.
He was also a member of the board of directors of Prebel S.A., Productos Familia S.A., Enka de Colombia S.A., Corporacion Financiera Suramericana S.A. and Orquesta Filarmonica de Medellin, among others. He is now dedicated to his businesses.
Consequently, the Board of Directors will consist of the following individuals:
David Bojanini Garcia |
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Jose Alberto Velez Cadavid |
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Carlos Enrique Piedrahita Arocha |
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Gonzalo Alberto Perez Rojas |
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Carlos Raul Yepes Jimenez |
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Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar |
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Alejandro Gaviria Uribe |
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Ricardo Sierra Moreno |
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Rafael Martinez Villegas |
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Mr. Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar, Mr. Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Mr. Ricardo Sierra Moreno and Mr. Martinez Villegas satisfy the requirements of independent directors set forth by applicable law.
Mr. Martinez Villegas was elected in accordance with the requirements relating to Board of Director vacancies under the Colombian Commercial Code and Bancolombia's bylaws.
Contacts |
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Sergio Restrepo |
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Executive VP |
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Tel.: (574) 4041424 |
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Jaime A. Velasquez |
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Financial VP |
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Tel.: (574) 4042199 |
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Juan E. Toro |
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IR Manager |
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Tel.: (574) 4041837 |
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SOURCE Bancolombia S.A.
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