Schwäbisch-Gmünd, 28. May 2024 – A new era is dawning for the software company GRAU DATA. Since the beginning of 2024, the next generation of the medium-sized family business has been part of the management team: Herbert Grau, the company founder, and his daughter Adriana Grau now share responsibility and successfully manage the company as a dual leadership team.
This marks an important milestone in succession planning.
Herbert Grau founded GRAU DATA over 30 years ago and quickly developed the company into an international player in the tape robot market before turning it into one of the leading software specialists for data archiving, ransomware protection and metadata mining. As an innovative entrepreneur, he laid the foundations for the success on which Adriana Grau is now building.
Adriana Grau brings a wealth of experience and expertise from various professional and academic positions in Germany and abroad. She gained in-depth industry know-how and expertise in software sales through her work at the US software provider MuleSoft, where she was part of an international sales organization for 4 years. In 2021, she decided to join GRAU DATA and went through various stages until she took on the role of Co-Managing Director at the beginning of the year.
“My father has made GRAU DATA an established company in the world of data over three decades. His dedication and courage as an entrepreneur have shaped me and are the reason why I am very proud to be a part of GRAU DATA today. I am very grateful for the trust and the opportunity to continue the history of the company with my own handwriting and to help shape the future of data processing,” says Adriana Grau.
“I am very happy that Adriana has decided to take over and that we have the opportunity to run the company together for the next few years. We share a passion for data and entrepreneurship and will use the different experiences and perspectives of our two generations to continue to successfully shape and expand GRAU DATA’s business,” comments Herbert Grau.
