Duck Creek Appoints Jose Lazares as Chief Product Officer in Insurance Tech
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Duck Creek Technologies Names Jose Lazares as Chief Product Officer
Duck Creek Technologies, renowned for its software solutions in the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance sectors, has announced the appointment of Jose Lazares as their new Chief Product Officer. With over 20 years of experience in cloud-based software management across SaaS, PaaS, and enterprise environments, Lazares brings a wealth of expertise to the role.
In his role, Lazares will lead Duck Creek’s global product organization, focusing on product and platform strategy, AI innovations, and aligning customer-focused roadmaps on the company's cloud platform. Known for his leadership in AI-driven solutions, he enhances decision-making, automates processes, and drives wide-scale adoption that fosters revenue growth.
Hardeep Gulati, CEO of Duck Creek Technologies, highlighted Lazares' experience in AI-empowered platforms as critical for the evolving influence of AI in insurance operations. Previously, Lazares was Chief Product Officer at Beyond Limits, where he led the global product strategy and launched a low-code hybrid Agentic AI platform. His experience also spans strategic AI partnerships in the energy sector, with roles at Onna, Intapp, Cisco, Oracle, and PeopleSoft.
Upon his appointment, Lazares expressed enthusiasm for Duck Creek’s role in providing a scalable cloud platform crucial to insurers. He emphasized the potential of Agentic AI in enhancing insights, accelerating decision-making, and automating processes within the insurance lifecycle. Lazares looks forward to advancing an Agentic Orchestration Platform that enables insurers to effectively adapt and improve client service.
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