Juan Camilo Mergesh Appointed New Executive Director of ACI Medellín

Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero has appointed lawyer Juan Camilo Mergesh as the new executive director of the city’s investment promotion agency, ACI Medellín. The appointment comes after the previous director, Eleonora Betancur, left to take a position in the administration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro as the director for the Presidential Agency for International Cooperation of Colombia.

“I make available to ACI Medellín my knowledge and experience acquired within a law firm specialized in public procurement in Bogotá, as well as work experience in France, initially with the management of the company Tractebel-Engie, where I participated in the negotiation, drafting and legal monitoring of project management in France and non-French-speaking countries, and then within the firms GB2A lawyers and G4 lawyers, where I assisted in the structuring and legal closure of civil engineering projects in France,” said Mergesh of his background.

During the last year of Betancur’s tenure, ACI claimed $148 million USD in foreign direct investment, translating into 3,500 new jobs in the Aburrá valley of metropolitan Medellín.

“I am part of a common dream of making our city a pole of development and innovation that leads us to lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the region and internationally, always aiming to close inequality gaps by generating opportunities for employment, development and modernization. I am happy to put my knowledge and experience at the service of Medellín and the region,” said Mergesh.

Photo courtesy ACI Medellín