Arturo Calle Ushers in New Leadership Era, Steps Away from Founding Family

The Colombian company is committed to professional leadership. After more than a decade at the helm of the company, Carlos Arturo Calle, son of the brand’s founder, is leaving the family business that his father, Arturo Calle, founded in 1975. In his place, the men’s fashion company has appointed Esteban González from Agua Bendita.

The former executive of the company, a graduate in Medicine and Business Administration, took over the reins of the men’s fashion business from his father, Arturo Calle. Carlos Aruro’s time at the company has been marked by the international expansion of the Colombian group in countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador.

Esteban González, meanwhile, comes to the position after holding the same position at Agua Bendita since 2018. A law graduate from Eafit University in Colombia, the executive also holds a master’s degree in business management from Ipade, and has 16 years of experience in commercial and marketing management in fashion companies such as Crystal.

Carlos Arturo Calle leaves the top management of his family business

This change in management at Arturo Calle is a reflection of the local market situation in Colombia: the transition from family environments to a professional model to face regional competition. National expansion and international consolidation are some of the challenges that the new manager will face.

The company maintains its headquarters in Bogota, in an emblematic building on Avenida Bocayá in the Colombian capital. Inaugurated in 2011, the Torre Empresarial Arturo Calle has eleven floors, 226,042 square foot of floor space and a 21,527.82 square foot warehouse.

Although it does not share its turnover data, Arturo Calle recorded a 6% increase in sales in 2024. Looking ahead, the company also expects to continue growing, especially thanks to its expansion in Peru, the latest international market it has entered.