What are your main tasks, Patrick?

I have been back with msg services since 01/01/2020 and have taken on the role of the Head of the Network Solutions Department. Since 01/01/2021, I have been in charge of the Security Solutions department as well. My tasks include setting up and expanding all the traditional elements in the LAN, WLAN, WAN and IT security environment. I am also responsible for our employees’ ongoing personal development (by the way, we are always on the lookout for new team members and would love to receive your application!) and handle the strategic and technological agenda for future topics. At the moment, I am focused on the development of a managed service portfolio for our customers.

So you are a returnee and have already joined msg for the second time. How did msg convince you again?

In my almost four-year absence from msg, what I really missed was the personal atmosphere. Many of my colleagues had turned into friends and a lot of them are actually still at msg (even if they have moved into different divisions and roles). Employee fluctuation is very low and the number of people who come back is very high. That certainly says something about msg and I, for one, have never found a similar work environment anywhere else.

In addition to my colleagues, I also appreciate the exciting challenges and the opportunity to freely develop my full potential as well as contribute and realize my own ideas.

So you can already look back on a varied career at msg. How do you look back on your first years at msg today?

In summary, I have spent almost 19 years in different units of the msg group. It all started in 1997, when I began my vocational training at GILLARDON AG financial software (now msgGillardonBSM AG). Upon completion of my training, I spent years in internal IT support until the company’s integration into the msg group gave me the opportunity to join the Network & Security team. In hindsight, that was very lucky, since it shaped the future of my professional focus.

As part of the Network & Security team, we focused on the operation of the global internal network and the hundreds of different components it comprised. The constant growth of msg meant the network continued to expand as well. The complexity and diversity of the solutions always fascinated me. There were new challenges to master every day.