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"Doing good is good business”

Fernando Eleta Almarán

ABOUT US

Eleta is a respected, diversified and family-owned investment group that has been operating in Panama for over 60 years. We predominantly invest across five main verticals: energy, real estate, tourism, telecom & media, agribusiness and recently branching out into technology and ventures. We feel a deep sense of pride for what we do. In addition to delivering superior risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders, we are also committed to positively impacting our society, leaving our country a better place for future generations.

OUR PRINCIPLES

Integrity

Operational
Excellence

Innovation

Family
Unity

Sustainable
Impact

Diversity

Strategic
Alliances

OUR HISTORY

Eleta was founded in 1964 by Don Fernando Eleta Almarán (1921-2011), a renowned Panamanian businessman, engineer, financier, philanthropist, and public servant. Mr. Eleta pioneered the first and biggest media and telecommunications company (RPC Radio, Television, Cable and Digital) in Panama. He later founded additional companies, including Air Panama, the country’s first airline, Aseguradora Mundial, and Café Eleta, among others. He was also the founder of various civic associations and institutions, including the Panamanian Association of Company Executives (“APEDE” for its abbreviation in Spanish) and the National Association for the Conservation of Nature (“ANCON” for its abbreviation in Spanish). 

You can read more about the life and work of Mr. Eleta in fernandoeletaalmaran.org   

In the year 2000, a fresh era of leadership in the family business began under the guidance of the new CEO, Guillermo Saint Malo. Thanks to his dynamic leadership, the group’s energy division flourished with international investments that led to the evolution of EISA, now a cornerstone of the nation’s grid for operating the most proficient hydroelectric power plants. Additionally, we capitalized on our investments to establish one of the most expansive solar energy fields within the national grid.

Meanwhile, the group extended its footprint in the Luxury Real Estate sector, creating successful partnerships for the development of Pearl Island, Panamá’s premier island luxury venture.

On the coffee front, we unified our efforts through the acquisition of Café Unido and made substantial investments in Ninety Plus Coffee, both of which have been recognized as the best in the industry.

 

ELETA BUSINESS TIMELINE

1964
Grupo Eleta
1966
RPC Televisión
1977
Haras Cerro Punta
1978
Nutrición Animal
1978
Café Eleta
1997
Telemetro
1997
Medcom
1997
Cable Onda
2008
Pearl Island
2010
Electron Investments
2010
Eleta Foundation
2013
Paseo del Valle
2018
Café Unido
2018
Isolated Circuits
2021
PRIP
2022
Passage

OUR LEADERSHIP

Guillermo de Saint Malo Eleta

CEO

Dianik Peren

Chief Operating Officer

Rafael Arias

Chief Financial Officer

Anaximedes Cedeño

Governance and Legal Affairs

Allan Argüello

Business Development

Caleb Delibasich

Portfolio Manager

Alejandro Carvallo

Technology and Strategy

Jimmy Woolford

Energy

Carolina Cacho

Tourism

Doraliz Gonzalez

Human Capital

Yanina Sealy

Controller

Rafael Madriz

Agribusiness