Finance Colombia

Interview: EPM’s SINPRO Labor Union President Olga Lucia Arango Expresses Grave Concerns On Utility’s Leadership, Political Interference

Olga Lucia Arango, the president of EPM's largest labor union does not mince words when she expresses her union's concern over alleged mismanagement and political interference at the Medellín-based multinational utility operator. She has a message for the utility's bondholders,...

Posted On October 8, 2020

, By Loren Moss

New Details Emerge On How Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero Provoked Ruta-N Board Walkout

The board of directors then asked for a meeting with the mayor at the end of July, which they did not get. In their regular board meeting, August 12, the board of directors again asked Quintero’s secretary of economic development, Alejandro Arias for a meeting with the mayor to...

Posted On September 3, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Guest Editorial: Restore Confidence in Medellín

In recent weeks, the harmony of Medellin's governance with the city's civil society has been affected by a series of decisions originating from the Medellin mayor's office that interfere with the regulations and corporate governance of companies so emblematic of the city & the...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

From Tomato-Thrower To Banana Republican, Can Medellin’s Mayor Daniel Quintero Learn Good Governance (Please?): Op-Ed

Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

EPM Announces Its New Board Of Directors – Light On Corporate Governance Experience

This new board the mayor was able to assemble is notable for not including anyone with deep corporate governance experience or a background running multibillion-dollar international enterprises like EPM. Several nominations with corporate experience by the mayor publicly rejected...

Posted On August 26, 2020

, By Loren Moss

In Deepening Crisis At EPM, Labor Union Demands CEO Explain Private Gym, Luxury Office Remodel Despite Austerity Orders

Adding to the turmoil at EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) since Medellín’s mayor Daniel Quintero took office and appointed CEO Álvaro Guillermo Rendón (above photo), the utility’s primary labor union SINPRO has issued a public demand for information on Rendón’s alleged...

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

EPM’s Board Drama Continues: 2 More Nominees Reject Mayor Quintero’s Appointment

Luis Fernando Rico, former general manager of another Colombian utility giant, Isagen along with the general manager of Colombian weekly newsmagazine Semana both rejected Quintero’s appointments, joining Claro Colombia CEO Juan Carlos Archila and Grupo Santo Domingo’s Alberto...

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Turmoil At EPM Deepens As Colombia’s Human Rights Tribunal Subpoenas General Manager

EPM's General Manager Alvaro Guillermo Rendón has been given 5 days to respond to a subpoena from Colombia's human rights tribunal, which has been seeking information regarding EPM's handling of the remains of conflict victims at its troubled Hidroituango dam.

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Medellín’s Governance Crisis Spreads To Tigo Une: Federico Arango Toro Resigns Board Via Scathing Repudiation Of Mayor Daniel Quintero

“The recent acts under your responsibility as manager of EPM, and being mayor, as the president of its board of directors, reconfirms to me that the necessary identity of principles no longer exist to continue acting in the representation of EPM, for that I am presenting my...

Posted On August 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Financial Entities Suspend “Commercial Relations” With EPM Citing Governance, Credit Concerns

EPM has received notification from local and international financial entities of the suspension of commercial relations, resulting in the reduction of quotas and credit limits in operations such as loans, exchange risk hedges and bank guarantees, after the board of directors quit...

Posted On August 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss