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Banco de Occidente Credencial

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Banco de Occidente S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
BVC: OCCIDENTE
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1965
Headquarters,
Key people
Efrain Otero Alvarez, (Chairman)
ProductsBanking
RevenueIncrease US$ 957.7 million (2012)
Increase US$ 293.9 million (2012)
Total assetsIncrease US$ 14 852 million (2023)[1]
Number of employees
6,828
ParentGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores
Websitewww.bancooccidente.com.co

Banco de Occidente is one of the largest Colombian banks. It is part of the Grupo Aval conglomerate of financial services in Colombia, owned by the country tycoon of finances, Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (Ranked 285 on the 2009 forbes list of world billionaires).[2]

History

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Banco de Occidente began operations as a commercial banking corporation, duly incorporated, on May 3, 1965, under the administration of the first manager, Mr. Alfonso Díaz. Its orientation and scope initially maintained a regional tone during the first years, a period during which the development of the banking sector was really slow.

The first offices outside Cali were opened in Palmira, Pereira and Armenia. In 1970, the Bank had a network of 15 offices, a net worth of approximately 74 million pesos and total assets of around 685 million.

References

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  1. ^ "Presentación Corporativa 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
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