Sword Intech appoints John Krekis as Director of Implementation. John has over 20 years’ experience at senior level in the insurance market. He joins Sword Intech from Amsphere where he was Operations Director, responsible for delivery and quality assurance. Prior to that he was IT Director at Brit Insurance, the international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance where he was responsible for the development and implementation of a new group-wide software solution.

The appointment comes at a time of significant global development for Sword Intech and follows the release of phase 2 of its highly successful Open+ technology.

John Krekis said about his appointment "I am delighted to be playing a major role in Sword Intech's development - Open+ is a great product and on track to dominate the market. Its capability and flexibility gives us a unique global opportunity at a time when major insurers are gearing up to take advantage of an anticipated market up-turn. Sword Intech is gaining momentum in this market and we are already supporting the product with new offices in New York and Bermuda. My role is to manage the 'professional services' to maximise new client opportunities by delivering a first class product to client specification within a managed timeframe. As our customers are demanding increasingly global deployments, I will also be responsible for establishing knowledge sharing initiatives to enable us to maximise 'partnering' opportunities that will enhance our global capability and status".

Heath Davies Sword Group CEO commented "we are delighted to welcome someone of John's experience and credibility into the Sword Intech business - the Insurance market continues to be a significant focus for the group both in terms of people and R&D as we see great potential for the Open+ product range".

Sword Intech software and consultancy is chosen by leading insurers and reinsurers globally to deliver comprehensive, integrated insurance administration systems. Key to Sword Intech’s success is their unique combination of industry and technology experts who are committed to delivering innovative solutions in collaboration with their clients. Sword Intech is part of global technology company, Sword Group.