Carlos Ardila Lülle

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Carlos Ardila Lülle
Born(1930-06-04)June 4, 1930
Bucaramanga, Colombia
DiedAugust 13, 2021(2021-08-13) (aged 91)
Cali, Colombia
NationalityColombian
CitizenshipColombian, Spanish
Alma materNational University of Colombia
OccupationBusinessman
Known forPostobon soft drink

Carlos Ardila Lülle (Spanish pronunciation:

RCN TV, the Postobon soft drink, and the Atlético Nacional
football team. His estate's net worth is estimated at over $1.8 billion U.S. dollars.

Biography

Carlos Ardila Lülle was born in the city of

Jesuit run Colegio San Pedro Claver, and moved to Medellín to study civil engineering at the School of Mines at the National University of Colombia, graduating in 1951.[1] He then began work in the soft drink business as a Plant Manager for Gaseosas LUX, entrusted with production and expansion in the city of Cali. While working there he met his wife, Maria Eugenia Gaviria, a daughter of one of the owners of the company, Antonio Gaviria. With her he had two children, Carlos Julio and Antonio Jose. He also has two daughters, Maria Emma and Maria Eugenia.[2]

At Gaseosas LUX, he worked on the development and promotion of new flavors, and in 1954 saw great success in the development of a new soft drink flavored with apples. One of the first in the world with that flavor, it is now marketed as their flagship product, Postobon.[3] Ardila later said he feels a special affection for this achievement as a contribution to the beverage industry.[citation needed] The commercial success with Gaseosas LUX allowed them to gradually acquire shares in the company Postobón, S.A., which made a popular drink, Kola Champaña. After uniting the two companies, Ardila then became president of Postobón, S.A. in 1968.[4]

At this stage he initiated the acquisition of other Colombian soft drink companies over the final decades of the twentieth century, bringing these similar companies under the same management at Postobón. After his commercial success with non-alcoholic beverage companies, he began investing in companies directly related to the raw materials of soda, such as the sugar industry, marking the beginning of his

Nuestra Tele Noticias 24 Horas
(NTN24).

In 1978, he also acquired textile company

Colombian Peso caused him to lose 38% of his net worth internationally.[8]

Ardila was distinguished in Colombia by the National Government with the Grand Cross award Order of Boyaca, for services to the Colombian military, and the Order of Democracy of Simón Bolívar. He was chosen as "The Entrepreneur of the Twentieth Century" by a group of eleven business school deans in Colombia, and received commendations from King of Spain Juan Carlos I including honorary Spanish citizenship. He was listed as one of the richest men in Latin America, and appeared on several occasions in Forbes magazine, with his capital assets estimated at over 1 billion dollars. On August 13, 2021 he died from natural causes in the city of Cali, Colombia.[1][9]

Organización Ardila Lülle

Main article: Organización Ardila Lülle

Today,

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores. After positioning his company in the beverage sector, Carlos Ardila Lülle founded and consolidated the Organización Ardila Lülle, today comprising over 80 companies generating more than 40,000 jobs in Colombia, producing goods and services in sectors as diverse as communications, beverages, textiles, and entertainment.[1]

Beverages

Packaging

Media

Agroindustrials

  • Central Incauca
  • Central Providencia
  • Central Risaralda
  • Sociedad Agropecuaria Bananal S.A.
  • Industrias Forestales Doña María S.A.
  • Sucromiles S.A.
  • Sociedad Comercializadora Int. de Azúcares y Mieles S.A.

Textiles

  • Textiles Rionegro C.A.
  • Coltejer S.A.

Automotive sector

  • Los Coches S.A., Volkswagen dealers in Colombia

Sports teams

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carlos Ardila Lulle". Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango (in Spanish). January 10, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Perdomo, Leonardo (July 2007). "Carlos Ardila Lulle Biography". Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  3. ^ "Quién es Carlos Ardila Lulle". ESSE Consultores (in Spanish). 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ Arias, Francisco J. (July 9, 2007). "Postobón, la Niña Mimada del Industrial Ardila Lulle". El Colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Gutierez, Luis H.; Pombo, Carlos; Taborda, Rodrigo (April 2005). "Ownership and Control in Colombian Corporations" (PDF). Inter-American Development Bank. Retrieved December 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Carlos Ardila Lulle. Forjador de Empresas". Dinero (in Spanish). September 12, 2008. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  7. ^ "Kaltex From México Takes Control Over Coltejer". La República/Proexport Colombia. July 3, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  8. ISBN 0-7914-4779-0
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  9. ^ Akasie, Jay (July 6, 1998). "The Americas". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2009.

External links

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