Tecnoglass Appoints Luis Fernando Castro Vergara as a New Director to Replace Departing Board Member
November 13 2018 - 4:15PM
Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS)
("Tecnoglass" or the "Company"),
a
leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and
associated aluminum products for the global commercial and
residential construction industries, today announced the
appointment of Luis Fernando Castro Vergara to its board of
directors, replacing Juan Carlos Vilariño, who has chosen to resign
from the board for personal reasons. Mr. Castro Vergara brings more
than 30 years of experience across multiple industries, along with
a wealth of board experience at other multi-national
companies.
Lorne Weil, Chairman of Tecnoglass, commented,
“Luis Fernando is an outstanding fit for our board and business
objectives. He brings a wealth of relevant experience especially in
construction and infrastructure. His strong background in
leadership and shaping business strategies is an asset to
Tecnoglass.”Mr. Castro Vergara currently serves as a fund manager,
overseeing investments in the construction, infrastructure and
agroindustry sectors. Mr. Castro Vergara previously served as the
Chief Executive Officer of Banco de Comercio Exterior de Colombia
S.A., Colombia’s development bank. Prior to that, Mr. Castro
Vergara was the General Manager of Agrodex International SAS, an
import and marketing food company. Earlier in his career he was the
Regional Development Agency President of the Barranquilla Chamber
of Commerce and a General Manager of Provyser S.A., a
commercialization and logistics services company in the food
industry. He currently serves as director on the boards of Unimed
Pharmaceuticals Limited, where he also serves as member of the
Audit Committee, and of Colombian companies Accenorte SAS and
Devimed SAS. Mr. Castro Vergara earned a B.S. in Mathematics from
Fordham University, a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia
University and an MBA from the Universidad de los Andes Bogota in
Colombia. Mr. Castro Vergara has complementary education in
economic development from Harvard University, strategy and
leadership from Pennsylvania University and management from
Northwestern University.
Weil added, “We thank Juan Carlos for his
guidance during his tenure with Tecnoglass and wish him the best in
his pursuits of other interests.”
About TecnoglassTecnoglass Inc.
is a leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and
associated aluminum products for the global commercial and
residential construction industries. Tecnoglass is the #1
architectural glass transformation company in Latin America and the
second largest glass fabricator serving the United States.
Headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Company operates out
of a 2.7 million square foot vertically‐integrated,
state‐of‐the‐art manufacturing complex that provides easy access to
the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. Tecnoglass supplies
over 900 customers in North, Central and South America, with the
United States accounting for more than 70% of revenues. Tecnoglass'
tailored, high‐end products are found on some of the world’s most
distinctive properties, including the El Dorado Airport (Bogota),
50 United Nations Plaza (New York), Trump Plaza (Panama), Icon Bay
(Miami), and Salesforce Tower (San Francisco). For more
information, please visit www.tecnoglass.com or view our corporate
video at https://vimeo.com/134429998.
Investor
Relations:
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305-503-9062investorrelations@tecnoglass.com
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