About

Multinational cement and concrete mix maker Cementos Argos is the market leader in Colombia with operations extending to the US, Central America and the Caribbean. In 2017, the company promoted its experienced legal professional Rafael Olivella Vives to the rank of vice president legal and institutional affairs. Olivella joined the Argos Group in 2008 as corporate legal manager and general secretary for its energy business, Compañía Colombiana de Inversiones (today known as Celsia). But having impressed peers he was promoted to legal vice president of Celsia, and then in 2012 took on the role of vice president of corporate affairs, encompassing legal matters as well as communications, corporate social responsibility and the company’s sustainability strategy in a high profile and multi-faceted role. A number of peers highlight Olivella’s wide range of skills in these matters which have contributed to his progression at the firm. Before Argos, Olivella worked as an associate for Ignacio Sanin Bernal & Cía from 2003 until 2006. He graduated in law from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, later specialising in commercial law from the Universidad de los Andes.