On Thursday 7 January we experienced the first Business Day of 2021. Fifty people participated in this very special space that is the virtual world, to which we are quickly getting used to and which, even when we thought it was cold and impersonal, has managed to transform itself into something warm and very close where we can share experiences, emotions and talk about how intense and strange the past year has been.
Pablo Ruiz-Tagle, General Manager of Prosud, reinforced the strategy we have in the PROSUD 2025 plan, the progress that has been made in each area and the projects that each management has planned for 2021.
Rafael Undurraga, Commercial Manager, showed the team the results of the particular 2020, in which, despite how complicated and hard it was, we managed to grow by 17.2% and all the lines contributed their share. In addition, we talked about the zones and regions, how they all grew and also the tremendous work that our supervisors and merchandisers do in the halls throughout Chile to have the best spaces and never go bankrupt.
It was anenriching virtual meeting, to connect faces with emotions and share the common goal that is the PROSUD 2025 plan. Finally, Rafael left us the following emotional message of thanks that we would like to share with all Prosud collaborators:
"We have been working with Pablo for years on the company we want, transmitting to the teams throughout Chile the values we want to live within it and the spirit we hope to be felt in each of its employees, and this is precisely the year in which we saw this work take shape. From the first day we ALL put ourselves at PROSUD's disposal, despite the fear and insecurity, each of the company's workers gave their all, risking their health and the health of those around them, they went out to work every day, obviously strictly following the health protocols and using the equipment we sent them every day, but they all had the conviction that they were an important part of this team and that if one failed they would leave the rest alone.
Merchandisers, operators, supervisors, managers, supervisors, administrative staff and all those who work in this wonderful company took care of each other and supported each other so that finally it was a year in which PROSUD woke up, flourished and was able to give its best fruits in the midst of adversity.
2021 is here and I am sure that after what we have experienced NO ONE can dare to make assumptions about how we are going to do, but we are absolutely sure that we have the team, the desire, the grit and the products to make it a success. COME ON, WE CAN DO IT!
