El Colombiano
The El Colombiano newspaper (like the financial newspaper La República) is owned by the Gómez & Hernández families of MedellÃn. The Gómez & Hernández families also have shareholdings in three other media companies: Colprensa, the Grupo Nacional de Medios, and Periódicos Asociados Comercializadora Ltda.
It is the principal printed newspaper in MedellÃn, the second most important city of Colombia. It is a paid newspaper, has a regional focus, and reports news of a general nature.
Since its foundation El Colombiano has defended conservative principles. It was acquired by Julio C. Hernández and Fernando Gómez MartÃnez in the 1930 at a time when its circulation was only modest. They broadened its focus, making it an institution in Antioquia and one of the most influential newspapers in the country. Its content includes informative and journalistic reporting; editorial comment; opinion; and entertainment, scientific, and cultural news.
It is also majority shareholder of the Grupo Nacional de Medios S.A.--which, through the coordination of different regional newspapers publishes and distributes the popular newspaper Q'hubo, in 12 departments of the country--and of Periódicos Asociados Comercializadora Ltd.
Audience Share
0.04
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Paid Content
Media Companies / Groups
El Colombiano S.A.
Ownership Structure
A magazine of El Colombiano S.A., controlled by the Hernández y Gómez families.
Voting Rights
No Data
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1912
Founder
Francisco de Paula Pérez
Ceo
Luis Miguel de Bedout Hernández | President of El Colombiano S.A. & S.C.A. and El Colombiano S.A. He is a member of the board of directors of Ediciones El Globo S.A. – La República, Grupo Nacional de Medios S.A., and COLPRENSA S.A.
Editor-In-Chief
Martha Ortiz Gómez | She graduated as an industrial designer from Bogota’s Javeriana University. She completed a postgraduate degree in newspaper and magazine art at the University of Navarra (Spain). She has an MBA, with emphasis on international busines
Other Important People
He is President of Conconcreto.
She is Executive Director of the Antioquia Chamber of Commerce.
He is General Manager of Arquitectura y Concreto.
He is a board member of Ediciones El Globo S.A – La República.
He is a board member of Ediciones El Globo S.A – La República and son of Juan Pablo Gómez MartÃnez:
He is General Manager of Ediciones El Globo S.A. – La República. He is a board member of El Colombiano S.A. & S.C.A., Aguasclaras S.A. publishing house and Colprensa S.A. See more information.
He is Commercial Manager of CM&. He is a board member of Ediciones El Globo S.A. – La República.
He is a member of the board of directors of Ediciones El Globo S.A – La República.
Contact
Dirección: Cra 48 No 30 sur-119 / MedellÃn.Teléfono: (4) 3315252Sitio web: www.elcolombiano.com
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
USD $ 32.060.300/ COP $ 94.042 millions
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
USD $ 4.475.870/ COP $13.129 millions
Advertising (in % of total funding)
No Data
Market Share
No Data
Further Information
Meta Data
Financial information: exchange rate: 1 USD = 2.933,28 COP
Information is difficult to obtain, particularly as it is a regional media organization.
Sources
Cámara de Comercio. (n.a). Certificado de existencia y representación legal de El Colombiano S.A. y CÃa S.C.A.
E-informa. (n.a). Perfil Comercial de El Colombiano S.A. y CÃa S.C.A.
Registro Único Empresarial y Social RUES (2015), Registro Mercantil, El Colombiano S.A. y CÃa S.C.A.
Supersociedades (n.a), Registro, El Colombiano S.A. y CÃa S.C.A.
Registro Único Empresarial y Social RUES (2015), Representación Legal, El Colombiano S.A. y CÃa S.C.A.
Cámara de Comercio. (2015). Acta No 92 Asamblea General de Accionistas. El Globo S.A. de 31-03-2015 .
Registro Único Empresarial y Social RUES (2015), Formulario de renovación de la matrÃcula mercantil 2015 , Ediciones El Globo S.A.
