Christine Peterson, President at Protus3, Named C-Suites Award Winner

The Triangle Business Journal has named Christine Peterson, President at Protus3, a 2020 C-Suite
Award winner.

Raleigh, NC, September 21, 2020 --(PR.com)-- The Triangle Business Journal has named Christine
Peterson, President at Protus3, a 2020 C-Suite Award winner. This year’s 18 winners are scheduled to be
recognized at a virtual event at 10:00am on Friday, September 25, 2020. For details and to register for the
event, visit
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/event/165133/2020/new-date-2020-ceo-of-the-year-and-csuite-awar
ds.

These awards honor outstanding C-level executives for their contributions to the Triangle community.
The 2020 class of C-Suite Awards winners includes individuals from a variety of industries such as
technology, life sciences, finance and commercial real estate. They also hold such titles as chief executive
officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer and chief marketing officer.

Christine Peterson joined the company in 1991 as the only woman at the firm, and as the Administrative
Assistant, she was in the lowest position. In 1996, the company’s owner was diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease and expressed an interest in selling some of his stock to employees. This created a couple
opportunities for employees, and Chris seized the moment. Between 1996 and 2012, she purchased stock
in the company, completed two degrees from Campbell University, and sat for and passed the Certified
Protection Professional (CPP) and Industrial Security Program (ISP) exams. Her roles within Protus3 also
grew from Administrative Assistant to Office Manager, Vice President, Executive Vice President and in
2012 to President.

In addition, she was a key member of the team when Protus3 elected to add the federal government to its
client list, and she led the process of applying for and winning a GSA Schedule Contract in 2001, which
was followed by an IDIQ with the Navy in 2009. Her responsibilities included finance, HR, facilities,
Facilities Security Officer (classified contracts), security generalist, and business development/marketing.
In 2012 she was offered the role of President and has since been responsible for the day to day operations
of the firm, as well as leader of the investigative and consulting lines of the business.

“People are everything. Take care of the employees and the clients, and you take care of the business, the
clients, and the greater community,” Peterson answered when asked what one lesson she learned early in
her career that she applies to her current role. “Our success is in the creation of opportunities for others.
As security professionals, at Protus3 we are acutely aware that our success is realized when security
events don’t happen because we have partnered with clients and our greater community to build the
appropriate safeguards to protect their assets and prosperity. When companies engage in the protection of
their assets, including employees and customers, they create opportunity, wages/salaries, and the
foundation of a healthy community, which impacts everyone.”

Peterson’s community involvement is extensive, including service to the Meredith College Business

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School Board of Advisors, the Wake STEM Early College High School, ASIS International, National
Classification Management Society, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Triangle Family
Services, Triangle CFO Forum, CEO Roundtable, and InfraGard.

When asked about Peterson’s mentoring style, Tasha Dyson, Security Analyst / Investigator stated, “The
mentoring relationship changes based on the experience of the mentor and the mentee. When I first
started at RMA, now Protus3, it was my first professional job out of college, and Christine Peterson was
instrumental in helping me learn those soft skills that have gone a long way! Chris asks me the tough
questions and pushes me to ask them of myself. She has changed too, and watching her identify and
accomplish something outside her comfort zone is inspiring. One of the marks of a good mentor is if their
advice extends beyond the person being mentored. I’m in a position now where there are employees who
ask my advice, and I’m able to pass along some of the things I’ve learned from her!”

To learn more about Christine Peterson, President of Protus3, visit

https://protus3.com/christine-l-peterson-cpp-isp/.

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Contact Information:
Protus3
Tasha Dyson
(919) 834-8584
Contact via Email
www.protus3.com

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