El Colombiano S.A.

El Colombiano S.A. is a media company of the Gómez & Hernández Families that publishes for example the El Colombiano newspaper of Medellín, one of the regional newspapers with greater readability in the country and of high influence in the public opinion of Antioquia. Likewise, the Gómez and Hernández are owners of one of the two economic newspapers in Colombia, La República, which circulates at a national level. They are also part of the Grupo Nacional de Medios S.A., together with two of the most important families in the regional press: the Galvis of Santander and the Lloreda of Valle del Cauca. Through this alliance, they participated of the failed tender for the third channel, along with the Grupo Prisa and are behind the edition of the most widely read popular newspaper in Colombia, “Q´hubo”, which besides of having presence in Medellin, it is also printed in 11 departments of the country..
From El Colombiano S.A. & CIA. S.C.A are shareholders of the only press agency of the country, COLPRENSA and are founders of ANDIARIOS.
The political tendency of Gómez & Hernández families is conservative. From the beginning of the first presidential term of the Antioqueño Álvaro Uribe Vélez, the El Colombiano newspaper supported his political project, a support that was maintained during his second presidential term and even later. Some of its members held governmental positions in his governent and are members of the Democratic Center political party.
Mother Company
El Colombiano S.A & CIA. S.C.A.
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Sociedad Anónima
Business Sectors
Media
Familia Hernandez
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Familia Gomez
Martha Ortiz Gómez is the current director of the El Colombiano newspaper. Juan Gómez Martínez is the Son of the conservative politician and founder of the El Colombiano newspaper, Fernando Gómez Martínez. Ana Mercedes Gómez is the daughter of the conservative politician and founder of the El Colombiano newspaper.
Other Print Outlets
Periódico El Colombiano
Periódico Gente - Ediciones El Poblado, Laureles, Belén, Envigado
Periódico Q'hubo - Medellín
Periódico La Republica
Revista Viernes
Revista Turbo
Revista Resumen
Revista Generación
Juegos y Retos
Revista C para Ti
Revista Nueva
Revista Deportes
Other Online Outlets
Elcolombiano.com
Gente.com.co
Larepublica.co
Revista YOK
Revista Paladares
Revista QuéMePongo
Media Business
Newspaper Publication
Novamedia Editores S.A.S.
Grupo Nacional de Medios S.A.
Inversiones Edimedia S.A.
Periódicos Asociados Ltda.
Newspaper Publcation
Ediciones El Globo S.A.
Newpaper Publication
Colprensa S.A.
General Information
Founding Year
Década del 30
Founder
The Gómez Families & the Hernandez Families | The Gómez & Hernández Families are owners of theEl Colombiano newspaper of Medellín and of the economic newspaper La República, which circulates at a national level.
*They are also part of the Grupo Nacional
Employees
Empleados El Colombiano S.A. y Cía S.C.A. 615. (Empleados Editorial El Globo S.A. 307)
Contact
Carrera 48 No 30 sur-119, Envigado - Antioquia, ColombiaConmutador: (57) (4) 3315252 | Bogotá: (57) (1) 4156764 | Fax: (57) (1) 4157508 | Línea de atención al cliente: (57) (4) 3393333
Tax/ ID Number
890901352-3
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
USD $ 32.010.200 / COP $94.042 millions
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
No Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)
No Data
Management
Executive Board
President - He is a member of the board of directors of El Colombiano S.A y Cía S.C.A., Ediciones El Globo, the Grupo Nacional de Medios and Colprensa.
Alternate Manager and Member of the Board of Directors of the Grupo
Nacional de Medios S.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Globo S.A. – La República.
Alternate Manager and Member of the board of directors of Ediciones El Globo S.A – La República and of El Colombiano S.A. & Cía S.C.A.
Senior Member of the board of directors and President of Conconcreto.
Senior Member of the Executive Board. Chamber of Commerce of Antioquia
General Manager in Architecture and Concrete.
He is also a member of the board of directors of Ediciones El Globo S.A – La República
Supervisory Board
Advisor of El Colombiano S.A. and Politician of Valle del Cauca.
Son of the conservative politician and founder of the El Colombiano newspaper, Fernando Gómez Martínez.
Uncle of the current director, Martha Ortiz Gómez.
First Alternate Advisor and Son of Juan Pablo Gómez Martínez.
Second Alternate Advisor and Industrial Director and Trade in Banca de Inversión Bancolombia.
Further Information
Meta Data
Financial information: exchange rate: 1 USD = 2.937,88 COP
Sources
Certificado de existencia y representación legal de El Colombiano S.A. y Cía S.C.A.
Reseña El Colombiano – Andiarios
Presentación Periódico El Colombiano – página web
Perfil Comercial de El Colombiano S.A. y Cía S.C.A. por la empresa E-informa
Registro Supersociedades El Colombiano S.A. y Cía S.C.A.
Registro Mercantil El Colombiano S.A. y Cía S.C.A. RUE
Representación Legal RUES El Colombiano S.A. y Cía S.C.A.
Cuadernillo de Venta – Editorial El Globo
Registro Mercantil Editorial El Globo RUES
Registro Supersociedades Editorial El Globo S.A.
Registro Supersociedades Inversiones Edimedia
Registro Mercantil Inversiones Edimedia S.A. RUES
Registro Mercantil Periódicos Asociados Ltda. RUES
Registro Supersociedades Periódicos Asociados Ltda.
Registro Mercantil Grupo Nacional de Medios S.A. RUES
Registro Supersociedades Grupo Nacional de Medios S.A.
Registro Mercantil Colprensa S.A. RUES
Registro Supersociedades Colprensa S.A.
Cámara de Comercio:
Acta No. 92 – Asamblea General de Accionistas Ediciones El Globo S.A. de 31 de marzo de 2015
Registro Único Empresarial – Renovación de la matrícula mercantil 2015 Editorial El Globo
Acta No. 16 Reunión Extraordinaria de la Junta General de Socios de Periódicos Asociados Comercializadora Ltda.
Acta No. 50 Reunión Extraordinaria de la Asamblea General de Accionistas de Colprensa S.A.