OMA reaffirms its commitment to Social Responsibility
Monterrey, Mexico, March 19, 2010—Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB, BMV:OMA), received certification for the third consecutive year as a Socially Responsible Company.
The recognition as an “Empresa Socialmente Responsable (ESR)” is awarded by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI) and the Alliance for Corporate Social Responsibility (AliaRSE). As part of the certification process, OMA was evaluated on 120 indicators for Corporate Social Responsibility in four areas: quality of life, business ethics, community ties, and care for and preservation of the environment.
Victor Bravo, the CEO of OMA said, “We are proud to receive this certification. It is recognition of the efforts of all our people to make OMA a socially responsible company, and it motivates us to continue to work to improve the well-being of all the groups with whom we have relationships.”
OMA’s policy of corporate responsibility is to contribute to the well-being and satisfaction of our employees and their families, clients, shareholders, business partners, and the communities where we operate, through the development of airports with quality infrastructure and services, a culture of workplace safety, and harmony with the environment.
The Third Meeting of Socially Responsible Companies in Latin America, where the certifications were awarded, took place yesterday in Mexico City.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, operates 13 international airports in nine states of central and northern Mexico. OMA’s airports serve Monterrey, Mexico’s third largest metropolitan area, the tourist destinations of Acapulco, Mazatlán, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA also operates a hotel and commercial areas inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City airport. OMA employs over 960 persons in order to offer passengers and clients, airport and commercial services in facilities that comply with all applicable international safety, security standards, and ISO 9001:2000. OMA’s strategic shareholder members are ICA, Mexico’s largest engineering, procurement, and construction company, and Aéroports de Paris Management, subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris, the second largest European airports operator. OMA is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (OMA) and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (OMAB). Please visit our website, www.oma.aero.
