Urs Weber becomes new head of development at Sage Switzerland

Urs Weber (49) has been responsible for Professional Services at Sage Schweiz AG since 2015. He has now taken over as Head of Product Delivery and is responsible for the development of the local Sage products Sage Start, Sage 50 Extra and Sage 200 Extra. The graduate computer scientist has many years of experience in the software industry. Among other things, he headed the e-business division at ALSO Schweiz AG and was responsible for setting up and managing the Business Intelligence Competence Center at Bison Schweiz AG.

Edwin Bütikofer (62) is relinquishing management after 12 years and will also step down from the Executive Board of Sage Schweiz AG as of July 31, 2017. He will remain with Sage as Product Manager responsible for Sage 200 Extra. Edwin Bütikofer on this decision: "I have now been with the company for 30 years, including over a decade in the management of one of the leading software houses in Switzerland. It was always clear to me that my path would lead me 'back to the roots'. Namely to the product Sage 200 Extra, the former Simultan."

Marc Ziegler, Country Manager Sage Switzerland: "We are pleased that Edwin Bütikofer with his enormous know-how will remain with us and that we have been able to find an accomplished successor in Urs Weber. We will focus our investments on the expansion of our products Sage Start, Sage 50 Extra and Sage 200 Extra, especially on the industry solution for nursing homes and institutions for the disabled. In doing so, we are keeping an eye on the growing requirements of digitization. For example, all products are already ready for the new Swiss payment transactions with ISO 20022 standard."

Following the change in management, Professional Services will be led by Felix Hegi on an interim basis. Recruitment for this position is currently underway.

Source and further information: Sage Switzerland