FinTech Magazine - January 2022 | Page 46

ARVATO SYSTEMS
Christian Scholz of Arvato Systems discusses digital transformation , system integration and successful leadership

When a newly founded company grows or an existing company needs to be digitalised , the complexity increases with the new technical possibilities . Companies are often in the situation where they need specialists who know which services are the most suitable , where the strengths and weaknesses of the providers lie and which security levels are required .

This is where Arvato Systems comes in .
" We are a system integrator that offers exactly these kinds of services ," says Christian Scholz , IT Director Cloud Business at Arvato Systems . Christian has been with the company for 19 years . He started as Lead Architect and became IT Director in 2014 . " The future belongs to all of us , but it is shaped by those who have the courage to break new ground . Because IT is changing our world ." This insight of Christian ' s originated in 1984 , when his parents gave him a computer on which he could play games . His soft spot for computer games soon turned into an interest in computer software and that became a passion .
" What do you need for your life ?”
“ Goals !" laughs Christian . " My personal challenge was to build large IT systems . To try out what is possible . I started at Arvato Systems 19 years ago and I kept getting the chance to work with IT giants , like Microsoft
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