Press release -
Covid-19: Systematic strengthens company culture globally
The software company appoints interim Corona Chief Entertainment Officers and brings worldwide employees together online
With the coronavirus virus taking its toll on the world, Systematic has changed from a company with 12 offices in 11 countries to 1100 home offices, as employees continue to develop software for the healthcare, defence, education sectors among others. Work continues, meetings are held, and deadlines are met, but the social aspect is missing, and on that basis Systematic's CEO Michael Holm has appointed a handful of interim CCEOs – Corona Chief Entertainment Officers - to handle that.
"Normally, we have a super active Employees Club that regularly organises parties, sports activities, lectures, game nights and a lot of other social events at our offices around the world. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has put an effective end to this. This is why we are going to get together in new, cyberspace activities – across time zones and borders. We will use this unfortunate situation to create something new: a global employees club led by our CCEOs. We need to laugh and feel connected as we sit separately while working together towards common goals. That is why we make special efforts to strengthen our culture, cohesion and collaboration skills," says Michael Holm.
Pernille Bræmer-Jensen is one of the new CCEOs and an active member of the Employees Club. She and the other members brainstormed the possibilities and have come up with a plan.
"We enjoy a challenge, and even though it is not quite the same as having physical events in real life, in all modesty, we have come up with some really good ideas and are looking forward to getting these initiatives up and running", she says.
Systematic's new CCEOs are planning a Friday Bar in cyberspace, online lectures, a virtual running club, a live-streamed concert with the company band “Michael Learns to Code”, online workout sessions, quizzes, and recommendations for cultural online experiences. They are also constantly open to new suggestions from colleagues.
"It is super cool that both management and colleagues are actively doing something to strengthen morale and maintain team spirit in these very strange times. We also hope that it will bring us closer together with colleagues in other countries," says Pernille Bræmer-Jensen.
About Systematic
The company has 1100 employees and is headquartered in Aarhus. In addition, Systematic has offices in Australia, Canada, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Romania, Germany and the United States. Systematic A/S develops software and system solutions for customers in the public and private sectors.
Established in 1985, Systematic A/S develops software and system solutions to customers in both the public and private sector. A common feature of these customers is a need to integrate, compare and analyse large volumes of complex data, and to generate an overview that allows decision-making based on a solid foundation, often in critical situations.
Systematic’s software solutions are used in healthcare, intelligence, law enforcement, defence, education, renewable energy and utilities industries.
Today, Systematic is the largest privately owned software company in Denmark, with solutions sold to customers in 50+ countries. More than 1 million people worldwide use Systematic solutions and services every day.
Systematic has approximately 1,100+ employees and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, with offices in Copenhagen, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Romania and the United States. www.systematic.com
