Double anniversary at GFA SysCom

GFA SysCom, specialises in IT solutions within GFA GROUP, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Its founding Managing Director, Andreas Hentzien, has held the position for just as long. Founded on 27 June 2000, GFA SysCom GmbH is part of GFA GROUP and provides its members and projects with modern, secure, and state-of-the-art IT tools.

“We started with a small team of three employees in the midst of the dot-com boom at the turn of the millennium,” recalls Andreas Hentzien. The reason for creating an independent IT unit was the merger of GFA Holding AG with LUSO CONSULT at that time.25 years later, 25 people now work for GFA SysCom – and Andreas Hentzien looks back on eventful years. He cites the development of GFA’s internal SharePoint system, the constant adaptation of IT systems and IT security architecture to the dynamically growing needs of GFA companies, the complex migration of large datasets, and the rapid implementation of remote working for hundreds of employees during the coronavirus crisis as milestones.

“But the most important thing for me has always been the personal well-being of our employees, and the wonderful affirmation when colleagues turn down better-paid jobs to continue working with us instead,” says Andreas Hentzien. He joined GFA as a student in 1990 and has remained loyal to the GFA world ever since, with a brief interlude as a freelance software trainer.

Since 2024, Hentzien has managed GFA SysCom together with Daniela Heipel. “As a management team, we are a perfect match because we complement each other well with our different strengths and approaches,” said Hentzien at the internal celebration marking the company’s 25th anniversary.