Urs Weber is the new Chief Operating Officer

Urs Weber joined BBT Software on May 1, 2023 in the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, strengthening the existing five-member management team as a new member. He takes over the management of the Life, Enterprise, Health and Care divisions and thus unites all of BBT’s software solutions under one roof.

BBT is centralising its product range under the leadership of Urs Weber. As the new head of operations, he will have overall responsibility for product management, software development, support and customer projects. Urs Weber will also be involved in the acquisition of new customers.

Urs Weber brings with him a wealth of experience in the areas of software solutions and digital services. Before joining BBT, the 55-year-old business informatics specialist was most recently COO at yawave AG, a specialist in digitalised communication, and before that at the digital commerce agency Arcmedia. From 2015 to 2020, he was a member of the Executive Board, first as Head of Professional Services and later as Director Product Delivery at Sage Schweiz AG. Before that, he worked in various positions for Bison Schweiz AG.

“Urs Weber is a proven leader with extensive IT experience. In addition, his personality fits very well with our corporate culture,” says Walter Capozzolo, CEO of BBT, and adds: “We are very much looking forward to working with Urs and are convinced that he will be instrumental in sharpening BBT’s positioning in the Swiss health, accident and life insurance market.”

Contact

Dominik Bardenhofer, CCO, BBT Software AG, dominik.bardenhofer@bbtsoftware.ch, +41 41 455 30 87

Walter Capozzolo, CEO, BBT Software AG, walter.capozzolo@bbtsoftware.ch, +41 41 455 30 00

About BBT Software AG

BBT Software AG offers modular core systems for health, accident and life insurers, as well as absence and claims management solutions for companies. Founded in 1996, BBT now employs around 60 members of staff at three locations: Root, Visp and Zermatt and has over 65 customers from the insurance sector. More than 14,000 companies use its claims management software. BBT has been part of the international Volaris Group since 2017.