Ricardo Obregon
 

Ricardo Emilio Obregón Trujillo

Date of Birth: 5th of September, 1947

Home Country: Colombia


 

AIESEC RECORDS
:: Local Committee President EAFIT, Colombia (1969)
:: Member in the executive board of AIESEC Colombia Member Committee (1971/1972)
:: Member Committee President of AIESEC COLOMBIA (1972/1973)
:: International Senior Member
:: AC of AIESEC International (IAS) (1973/74)

ACHIEVEMENTS
Founding member of five Local Committees in Colombia. Mr. Obregón was also member of the re-founding group for AIESEC EAFIT Local Committee and AIESEC Colombia National Committee in 1971 after a period of decline for AIESEC in the country.

In 1971-1972 Mr. Obregón worked for Gillette as assistant of the Latin American controller in Boston, being his first AIESEC internship.

During his term AIESEC Colombia realized around 50 traineeships in 1973.

When Mr. Obregón was elected AC in 1973 he worked for three different companies in Europe - Hoggem, United Fruit Company and National Bank of Paris for a period of 3 months each

Chairperson of the AIESEC Colombia National Congress in 1974

Member of the Organizing Committee for the AIESEC International Meeting (PM) held in Medellín, Colombia in 1974.

As former president of Sofasa S.A. and as current president of Bavaria S.A. Mr. Obregón has helped to provide important financial support to AIESEC and AAI activities in Colombia.

Current member of the AIESEC Colombia Board Of Advisors; Mr. Obregón is a current member of AIESEC Colombia Alumni Association.

Mr. Obregón has an impressive professional career and held several times top position within major Colombian companies:
o CEO at Redes De Colombia S.A., Bogotá, 1987 -1992
o Administrative Finances Manager (1982/1984) and CEO (1985) at Compañía Colombiana De Envases S.A (Colenvases), Bogotá
o Economical Studies Division Director (1985) and Planning Vice President Bavaria S.A, Bogotá, 1987
o CEO of Sofasa S.A., Bogotá, February 1994

Since July 2001 Mr. Obregón has been President Bavaria S.A., which is part of one of the biggest Economic Groups in the country and is considered the most admired and the best managed company in Colombia.

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