In May, The Grupo Protege received another award: The “VAGAS 10+ Qualidade de Relacionamento com Candidatos/ (The VAGAS 10+ Relationship Quality Applicants)”.

This Award is an initiative of VAGAS, one of the leading recruitment companies in Brazil, which aims to provide objective data for companies based on perceived quality of relationships with applicants of theirs selections processes and recognize those (companies) which provide a service better quality, according to an evaluation of the applicants.

Every month, are presented the 10 best companies assessed by the applicants site career, VAGAS.com.br. Thus, the VAGAS want to recognize companies that invest in better relationships with their applicants and encourage all companies to continue improving the work of their team selection.

This is another form of recognition of the excellence of services provide by the Grupo Protege.

Protege for the first time encourages the national cinema by sponsoring “Heleno – O príncipe maldito “. The national debut takes place on March 23th.

The company, which will be responsible for the safety of premieres in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, intends to continue investing in cinema. “We believe that supporting a production as Heleno encourages culture in the country, besides facilitating the younger ones to know a character so interesting in the history of our soccer,” says Mario Baptista de Oliveira, General Director of Grupo Protege.

In the movie Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian famous actor, plays Heleno de Freitas, one of the main idols of Botafogo, an important time from Rio de Janeiro. The production attended the Toronto International Film Festival (2011), International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana in 2011 (for best actor Rodrigo Santoro) and has confirmed participation in the International Festival of Cartagena the Miami International Film Festival.

In February 09 and 10 was held the leaders meeting at Grupo Protege, which was attended by all managers, from the operational bases and administrative units, comprising approximately 100 people.

The opening event was held by Mr. Marcelo Baptista de Oliveira – President of the group, and rely on the presence of Prof. Vicente Falconi, founder of the consulting INDG and author of ” O Verdadeiro Poder “, which gave a speech kicking off the discussion about the role of the manager.

Over the two days were carried out several activities related to the theme, including the participation of the four Directors, who had the opportunity to discuss the same subject, however, within their respective area of expertise.

Near the end of the event was to disseminate the results achieved by the company in 2011 and goals for this year.

Grupo Protege turned the year squandering solidarity and spirit of Christmas. With the involvement of its employees, the company continued its social responsibility projects and organized a Christmas campaign that benefited hundreds of underprivileged children of São Paulo, Campinas, Guarulhos and Belo Horizonte.

The institution chosen by the Corporate Area and South Base and Guarulhos/SP was Casas Taiguara, which offers residential institutions and shelters for homeless children and teenagers, especially those who are on the streets of Sao Paulo. The employees of the group sponsored all children and adolescents of the project, presenting them with kits containing toys, clothes and shoes as well as contributing to the achievement of the Christmas supper at the institution.

At Base West, the Christmas campaign received help from employees of various operational and administrative sectors. The sum of the money raised was used to buy food, diapers and personal hygiene materials and cleaning. The delivery took place on 19/12 for the institution ” Lar Abrigo Saint Germain “, a place that cares for children from 0 to 12 years. Some shoes, clothes, games and toys collected were also donated to APAE Barueri.

In Campinas, country side from São Paulo, the campaign started earlier, on 16/12/11, when the gifts were donated to the children of the Eufraten Foundation. The action brought joy and awakened our people to solidarity. The participation of staff (extremely involved and interested) allowed an afternoon filled with hot attractions like the trampoline, the pogo stick, cotton candy, hot dogs, soda, and much solidarity.

Belo Horizonte has already helped Happy Child Day Care Home, which is maintained by the local community for 10 years and serves children from 01 to 16 years of age. Employees raised the base food, food baskets and clothing.

Grupo Protege was featured in the ranking of the “Maiores e Melhores”, promoted at the end of last year by the magazine Modern Transport, one of the best-respected in the industry in the country.

The group’s performance was among the best in all categories, and in two (Best in Return on Equity and Return on Top in Net Revenue) appeared at the top of the list.

This achievement proves once again the strength of the company, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to protect with the highest standards of corporate governance.

Grupo Protege was the official security company of “Natal do Bem”, the third largest charity event in Brazil dedicated to generating funds for charities.

The event took place on December 19th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in São Paulo and, in its ninth edition; it has raised more than $ 12 million. The funds raised were fully reverted to several Brazilian institutions.

This is another event that consolidates the partnership between Grupo Protege and LIDE – Business Leaders Group.

Protege was the official security supplier of “Prêmio Líderes do Brasil 2011” organized by Grupo Doria. The event, which aimed to recognize and elect the most influential leaders of public and private sectors of the country in twenty different categories, was held on December 7, at Palacio dos Bandeirantes in Sao Paulo.

About nine hundred guests attended this great feast, and representing Protege Mr. Mario Baptista de Oliveira, General Director of the Group. Prominent businessmen, public figures – such as ministers and parliamentary -, opinion makers and readers of the Brasil Econômico journal were present to honor the winners of the awards.

Viewers from all over Brazil could watch every moment of the event, which was broadcasted live on with flashes and TV stations SBT +, as well as the site of Brasil Econômico, which guaranteed access to Internet users around the world.

Protege Group is once again among the largest companies in Brazil. After appearing in the top 10 most profitable companies in the country, according to the Valor 1000, is officially nominated for the sixth edition of the list of “Top 100 Suppliers to HR,” an accomplishment of the journal Management & HR, important vehicle of communication sector.

In this first phase of selection, Protege has among the most voted by professionals, and won the right to compete for up to one hundred open positions to the list of the best providers of HR 2012, in Brazil.

After securing the inscription on the sixth edition, Protege will be reviewed by HR of the thousand and one thousand largest companies best companies to work for according to the magazine Exame, and be evaluated by their customers, through a questionnaire applied by a process 100% electronic, with a system validated by the election of “most Admired HRs in Brazil,” conducted by the HR & Management in the last five years with support from Deloitte Consulting.
We thank each of the nominations for the “100 Best Suppliers HR 2012″ and is proud to participate in the final stage of selection of this important research

The 2011 edition of the journal Valor 1000, special publication of the newspaper Valor Economico, said that the Protege Group is one of the most profitable in the sector of the Transport and Logistics for the second time

As in 2010, the Group is once again in first place of the 10 most profitable (net profit on equity), reaching 78.4%.

The publication, which is in 11th edition, presents the thousand largest companies in 25 sectors and highlights of each region by net revenue based on last balance sheet. The award was developed in partnership with the School of Business Administration of Sao Paulo’s Getulio Vargas Foundation (EAESP / FGV-SP) and the Serasa Experian.

To complete the participation in the publication, the group ran a double-page ad (pp. 254/255), which highlights the championship won, a result of the commitment and capacity of its 18,000 employees.

On August 4th, Protege received the Seal of Racial Diversity in the Labour Market, awarded by Salvador’s city hall

The certificate, which is an initiative to recognize the actions to promote racial equality in human resource policies of public companies, private and third sector of the city of Salvador, illustrates Protege’s commitment in value and promote diversity in the market work.

The figures confirm: among the company’s employees in Brazil, 27% are black and brown – a number that grew 32% between 2010 and 2011. By analyzing only the staff of Salvador, this percentage is growing exponentially: in that city, 96% of employees are black and brown.

Congratulations to Grupo Protege by this achievement and recognition.