CORPORACION MULTI INVERSIONES: CMI receives recognition for its trajectory as a multilatina family business

Corporacion Multi Inversiones recently issued the following announcement.

CMI receives recognition for its trajectory as a multilatina family business

The Argentine Institute of Family Business (IADEF) and the Latin American Institute of Family Business (ILAEF) recognized CMI- Corporación Multi Inversiones for its Business Path and Corporate Governance. The recognition is part of the IADEF & ILAEF 2020 Awards in its eighth edition, held within the framework of the International Day of Family Business, a date that seeks to recognize the role of family businesses as a socio-economic pillar.

The Argentine Institute of Family Business (IADEF) was founded in 2010 in the city of Buenos Aires, as a non-profit civil association committed to the Argentine Family Business that generates wealth, employment and culture in society. As Protective Partner, IADEF, created in 2013 the Latin American Institute of Family Business (ILAEF). Since that date, each year both entities seek to recognize the importance of family businesses both in Argentina and at the regional level, distinguishing Family Businesses, Institutions and Academics who make contributions to society through their professionalization, innovation and social responsibility.

CMI, is a multilatina family corporation of Central American origin founded by Juan Bautista Gutiérrez. The history of its origins dates back to 1920, with a small family shop located in San Cristóbal, Totonicapán in Guatemala. Today, it has become a group with a presence in more than 14 countries on two continents, a generator of investment, development and employment, with more than 40,000 thousand employees.

Juan José Gutiérrez, Chairman Chairman of CMI Alimentos mentions: “ On behalf of our family, family business and more than 40 thousand collaborators, we thank IADEF and ILAEF for this recognition, especially now that CMI-Corporación Multi Inversiones reaches its 100 years of life . As a member of the third generation, with more than 40 years at the helm of the family businesses, we base our work on robust principles and values, a deeply rooted culture, understood and understood by our collaborators and all family members ”.

Through its business groups: Food and Capital, CMI seeks to create a sustainable impact in the communities where it operates, offering excellence and quality in all its products and services.

“ CMI was founded by our grandfather, Juan Bautista Gutiérrez. We base our corporate and family governance on REIR, which means being Responsible in what we undertake, always seeking excellence, seeking the integrity of all our collaborators and respecting people and dealings. We deeply thank the Argentine Institute of Family Business (IADEF) and the Latin American Institute of Family Business (ILAEF) for this recognition to CMI ”, added Juan Luis Bosch, Chairman Chairman of CMI Capital.

Jorge Martínez Sanche, Director of General Corporate Governance of CMI, participated virtually in the ceremony, receiving the recognition on behalf of the presidents Chairman of CMI Juan José Gutiérrez and Juan Luis Bosch.

CMI's businesses include, in the CMI Alimentos cluster, wheat and corn flour mills, pasta and biscuit production; poultry, pork, processed and sausage industry; balanced food for animals and pets; restaurant industry, with its Pollo Campero brand, among others. CMI Capital includes renewable energy generation projects; development of real estate projects and financial services businesses.

Original source: https://www.cmi.co/es/item/682-cmi-recibe-reconocimiento-por-su-trayectoria-como-empresa-familiar-multilatina