Grupo Vazol, formerly known as Grupo Empresarial Ángeles (GEA), is a Mexican corporation founded in 1998. It owns assets in the communications, healthcare, tourism and financial services industries. Its chairman is Olegario Vázquez Aldir.
History
GEA was formally founded in 1998 by Vázquez Raña, though its history dates to 1986 and the acquisition of Hospital Humana (now Hospital Ángeles de Pedregal).
GEA has grown rapidly through acquisitions, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s. 1999 saw it acquire the Camino Real hotel chain, which formed the cornerstone of its tourism and hospitality business. In 2003, it bought Grupo Imagen. 2006 saw the acquisition of Multiva, its financial services unit, and of the Excélsior newspaper and channel 28 in Mexico City, the precursor to its Imagen Televisión national network.
In 2014, GEA, through its Grupo Imagen unit, bought Querétaro FC out of government administration.[1] This came after the previous owner of the team was investigated for bank fraud.[2]
On December 12, 2024, the end of Grupo Empresarial Ángeles as a corporate identity was announced, and it was renamed Grupo Vazol. Meanwhile, the name Ángeles was retained for the hospitals bearing that name. In turn, Olegario Vázquez Aldair became the new president of the company.