On May 19, Vilmar Ferreira, president of the Cear\u00e1 Steel Group, received the 2023 Abolition Medal from the Cear\u00e1 State Government, an award that will be presented by Governor Elmano de Freitas and Lieutenant Governor Jade Romero. In addition to Ferreira, the state's highest honor will also be bestowed on: Dom Jos\u00e9 Aparecido Tosi Marques, Archbishop of Fortaleza; Katia Magalh\u00e3es Arruda, Minister of the Superior Labor Court (TST); and Eudoro Walter de Santana, former Congressman.<\/p>\n
Born in Marco, northern Cear\u00e1, Vilmar Ferreira has 43 years of solid experience in the steel and metallurgy sectors. He combined his history with professional management, following modern corporate governance principles, and built the A\u00e7o Cearense Group based on values, ethical principles, and faith in God. Today, he owns four companies and one institute located in Cear\u00e1, Par\u00e1, and Tocantins: A\u00e7o Cearense Comercial, A\u00e7o Cearense Industrial, SINOBRAS, SINOBRAS Florestal, and the A\u00e7o Cearense Institute, generating 4,000 direct jobs and approximately 20,000 indirect jobs, with revenue of R$6.5 billion. As a way of giving back to society and honoring its values and origins, the group invests in social initiatives focused on education, health, culture, sports, and entrepreneurship, benefiting more than 294,000 people.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2153,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categoria-noticia":[],"class_list":["post-2163","noticia","type-noticia","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"link":""},"yoast_head":"\n