Fortune 100 fastest growing company executive to lead next stage of Symbility growth
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(CCNMatthews – Sept. 20, 2006) – Automated Benefits Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AUT) is pleased to announce Boris Znebel as the newly appointed president of its wholly owned subsidiary, Symbility Solutions Inc.
“Symbility Solutions is uniquely poised for growth in the mobile property insurance claims market,” said Boris Znebel, president of Symbility Solutions Inc. “I am inspired by the innovation this technology offers, the talent of the team, and the unique company position within a market that is ready for explosive adoption of new technologies and mobile solutions that improve efficiencies and reduce costs.”
Mr. Znebel is a seasoned software executive with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. Prior to joining Symbility Mr. Znebel spent 12 years with Epicor Software Corporation, a leading vendor in Enterprise Resource Planning. Most recently he was responsible for the creation and development of the Strategic Accounts program at Epicor Software. Mr. Znebel was part of the management team that saw Epicor grow from a $40 million business to almost $400 million resulting in Epicor most recently being named one of the Fortune 100 fastest growing companies. Mr. Znebel began his career as an IT professional at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and De Havilland Aircraft. Those positions led him to the role of Director of Information Technology at Pitney Bowes Canada, where he was responsible for defining a new software strategy for the implementation plan. From there, Boris continued his career at Dun & Bradstreet Software where he developed its Project Management Consulting practice. Boris graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Computer Science.
“I’m very pleased to bring Boris aboard to oversee both the operational and sales leadership of Symbility and to continue driving customer value and product excellence, as we accelerate our market penetration and extend our leadership position,” said James Swayze, Chief Executive Officer of Automated Benefits Corp. and Symbility Solutions Inc.
Automated Benefits Corp. is also pleased to announce that Jim Crocker will continue to provide strategic leadership for Autoben in Edmonton. “Jim has made an outstanding contribution in planning and growing the operations for Symbility and his strategic leadership will now be leveraged at Autoben,” states James Swayze.
About Automated Benefits Corp. and Symbility Solutions
Automated Benefits Corp. (www.autoben.com), headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is a software company dedicated to developing applications for the insurance industry. The corporation currently has two subsidiaries, Autoben and Symbility.
Symbility Solutions (www.symbilitysolutions.com) has developed a mobile claims system focusing principally on residential and commercial property claims estimation for use by insurance company adjusters and independent contractors. Symbility has offices in Waterloo, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. Autoben is focused on the employee benefit segment of the life insurance industry. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Autoben provides claims management software for health and dental plans in addition to insurance products for employer groups. The proprietary software of Autoben, ABI, assists in reducing the cost of employee benefits programs by allowing local adjudication and administration to over 25,000 employees across Canada.
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