Recognition is the most important of excellence in business management in the country

Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2024

Neoenergia was awarded this Wednesday by the National Quality Foundation (FNQ) in four categories of the Best in Management Award 2024. This is the second time that the company has been recognized by the FNQ. The distributors Neoenergia Cosern (RN) and Neoenergia Elektro (SP/MS) won the highest award in the gold category, with the best management practices, according to the MEG management excellence model. Neoenergia Pernambuco (PE) was highlighted in the silver category, and Neoenergia Coelba (BA

) in bronze.

“This award reinforces our daily commitment to the continuous improvement of processes that impact the quality of the services we provide to our clients. We will continue to move towards increasingly efficient and sustainable management,” said Eduardo Capelastegui,

CEO of Neoenergia.

Conducted annually, the Best in Management® recognition process highlights world-class organizations that are references in management. The initiative aims to stimulate the country's development to promote the improvement of the quality of management and the increase of the competitiveness of organizations

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“The Best in Management Award is more than a mere assessment of performance between companies; it is an essential tool to boost competitiveness and excellence in management in the national business scene.

As business leaders committed to the success of our organizations, we recognize the value of this structured process as a powerful source of comparative insights that stimulate the continuous improvement of our processes,” comments Sérgio Bezerra, superintendent of Strategy and Management at Neoenergia.

Neoenergia competed with other companies that passed the visitation phase and were evaluated by examiners. The trained professionals selected organizations that meet all the Foundations of Excellence evaluated by eight criteria (Leadership, Strategy and Plans, People, Processes, Clients, Society, Results, Information, and Knowledge), as well as presenting results in management performance

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About the MEG Award

Created in 1991, the National Quality Foundation is a non-profit institution whose objective is to widely disseminate the Foundations of Management Excellence to organizations of all sectors and sizes. In this way, FNQ contributes to the improvement of management, the increase of the competitiveness of organizations and, consequently, to the improvement of the quality of life of the Brazilian people. The institution is responsible for organizing, promoting, and evaluating the Best in Management Award.

With the 21st edition of the Management Excellence Model® (MEG), in 2016, the National Quality Award® (PNQ), a recognition of management excellence in the launch of organizations based in Brazil, in the form of a trophy, underwent a revitalization after 25 editions, giving rise to recognition Best in Management®, which had its first cycle in 2017.