Carlos Tejadaformer attachment of Cosco Shipping in Peru (Chancay port), he assumed two months ago as CEO of grainswhose directory is headed by Victoria Galecio del Castillo (Widow of the Guido del Castillo businessman), who, together with other partners, has investments in the Cayetano Heredia Clinic and in him Mall KM40.
According to Tejada, its new role will concentrate on three lines of action: the company’s planning, the creation of synergies between companies and the establishment of corporate governance. In this, his first interview since he assumed the position, advances details of the diversification of the corporation, which for long years was more linked to the Gold and Silver Mining.
Carlos Tejada, CEO of Apucorp, poses at the facilities of the Andrés del Castillo Mineral Museum (Mad), owned by the Mining Entrepreneur Guido del Castillo.
How many companies belong to Apucorp?
They are directly 16 companies in the group. We have the Mining Crespo Sac and Ayvor companies; those that provide mining service such as Mur, Ajani, MDH, the ARGET refinery, and the Metal Metal Cempro. Also rillo that is our real estate, which has already built office buildings, and we have the La Continental chocolate factoryin Cusco, among others.
But, as linked companies, which are managed directly by the owners of the holding Jefferson Farfán It is a minority shareholder), as well as the Andrés del Castillo Museum (Mad).
What turnover do these 16 companies represent?
In 2024, only service companies billed about US $ 350 million. We have not included mining operations such as Apumayo or Ancos, because they are currently at mines closing stage.
Mina Apumayo Photographer: Angela Ponce/Bloomberg
Are they going to resume mining development?
We are retaking it through a strategic plan. We are currently promoting new mining projects in gold. One of them is Crespo (with a useful life of 10 years), in Cusco, which must enter its operation phase at the end of 2025. and other projects that are just presenting the presentation studies of Environmental Impact (EIA) studies are coming.
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“We are going to list in the stock market in 2030”
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What is the corporate goal at 2030?
The objectives are to develop mining and use the capacity of our companies to close infrastructure, health, transport, education gaps.
But in terms of billing …
We are in the process that the Constitution of Apucorp takes place, as well as the corporate governance of its companies. There are two consultants who are supporting us in the elaboration of our medium and long term strategic plan, which should be ready in October; Although in parallel, we are already participating in public projects and tenders.
In that case, how much do this 2025 project?
The growth goal is 10% for this year. It is ambitious, but we are committed to achieving it.
And how much investment will they allocate as Apucorp?
In the next three or four years, about US $ 1,000 million in investments for mining, infrastructure activities, among others.
Will the funds leave the shareholders or the group?
Today the corporation has no debts, the company’s growth has been thanks to mining flows. However, we now have the vision of growing by taking debt in the national or international financial system. In the strategic plan, we have set a goal to list in the stock market in 2030 to be able to raise financing.
What will be the fate of this financing?
The vision is to continue contributing to the development of the country, but not only means growing in Peru, but also growing internationally, we generate more work. Remember that this is a Peruvian group, founded by Mr. Guido del Castillo, and we aim to have mining operations outside the country, as well as other services.
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In addition to their gold mining operations, how have the rest of the companies developed?
We have managed to internationalize the metalworking services of CEMPRO, which has just made its first export of tanks for mining companies that are northern Chile. In addition, it has built the metal structure of the new Jorge Chávez airport (a contract of almost US $ 20 million), and now we are doing the same in the Chinchero Airport (Cusco). We are also producing for Unicom.
With Ajani, which is dedicated to the movement of land and buildings, almost s/ 500 million has been invoiced by riverside defense works in Ica and Lambayeque. But we have also built schools and hospitals. We are seeing the public-private partnership projects of Proinversion to participate.
In what type of project are you interested in participating?
For example, they have launched the Choquequirao cable car (in Cusco), a project of US $ 250 million, and we have metalworking capacity, civil engineering and drilling (with MDH). We are evaluating ourselves with an Austrian company (which manufactures the cabins), to see if we present ourselves to the tender. We also plan to participate in PTAR projects (wastewater treatment plants) in Cajamarca.
We also know that the Ministry of Transport and Communications will launch two bridges packages this semester, we will see the bases to participate, because we already have experience in that area, with the Nanay bridge in Iquitos.
Just as Apucorp shareholders entered the health sector, will they continue diversifying?
Shareholders have a clear vision of continuing to develop mining, but also continuing to close infrastructure gaps. We know what the state of the health centers is, then, the shareholders decided to promote the concept of university clinics (with the purchase of the Cayetano Heredia Clinic). They already have a plan: first, grow in Lima and then reach other areas.
We do not rule out that shareholders also enter the sector of the Agroindustryconsidering that there is a government plan to expand agricultural areas with Majes-Siguas II and Chavimochic III; We are seeing how to participate in these projects, we could look for a good partner that adds value to what we are going to do.
From your global turnover, how much does it come from the exports they do?
I would say less than 5%, but we are on its way to improving that percentage. We could also export mining camps. Today we have a vision of internationalizing.
Carlos Tejada, CEO of Apucorp. The Corporation began operations commercially in May 2025.
Other interest data
Carlos Tejada’s experience: It was Vice Admiral of the Navy of Peru for more than three decades. Then, he was the deputy general manager of Cosco Shipping, leading the development and execution of the port of Chancay.
Investment in Social Development: According to figures from the Corporation, in the last five years the different companies of the group have allocated more than S/ 15 million in social development projects. In this new phase of the corporation, they are estimated to increase this amount.
