Thomas Bachofner appointed new CEO of Swisscom Health AG
Swisscom appoints Thomas Bachofner as the new CEO of Swisscom Health AG. Bachofner succeeds Stefano Santinelli, who will become CEO of Swisscom Directories AG (local.ch & search.ch) on October 1, 2016. Thomas Bachofner, 45, has played a key role in shaping Swisscom's development in the SME segment in various management positions since 2010.
Under its newly appointed CEO Thomas Bachofner, Swisscom Health AG will continue to promote digitisation and networking in the healthcare sector.
The strategy adopted is thus being pursued further. Over the past five years, Swisscom Health AG has built up a customer base of 2,000 doctors, 200 hospitals, 70 insurance companies, 200 pharmacies, five cantons and numerous laboratories and X-ray institutes. In addition, the competence centre for health insurance outsourcing was established in 2016, which now operates Sanitas' core IT.
Digitisation in the healthcare sector is maturing faster than ever and a pioneering phase will soon begin with the entry into force of the EPDG. Swisscom Health AG is already working on various networking projects in Zurich, Solothurn, Berne and Liechtenstein.
Thomas Bachofner joined Swisscom in 2010 as Head of Strategy for the SME segment. Under his leadership, the digitisation strategy was created, which he then successfully implemented as the person responsible for product management and marketing in cooperation with SME customers. Before joining Swisscom, Bachofner held various management positions at IBM and Accenture. The 45-year-old Zurich native studied economics and political science at the University of Berne. Thomas Bachofner will take over as Head of Swisscom Health AG on 1 December 2016.
