Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 23, 2005
FRED LIZZA, President and CEO of Avotus Corporation, has more than 22
years of experience in the software and high technology industry in
senior executive positions. During his career, he has proven his
abilities to define strategic direction, position and launch new
products. He has also succeeded in raising venture capital, leading
public offerings, driving growth through internal development and
acquisition, building and managing strategic alliances, and recruiting
and developing high-performing management teams. Mr. Lizza joined Avotus
from Idiom Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise Web
globalization software and services to the Global 2000 and leading e-
commerce enterprises. During his three years at Idiom as President and
CEO, he led the company as it grew from a pre-revenue startup to a
market segment leader. He developed the go-to-market strategy for the
company and was instrumental in raising several rounds of private
financing. Prior to joining Idiom, he was President and CEO of Infinium,
a publicly held ERP software company that was named as one of
BusinessWeek's 'Top 100 Hot Companies.' As a leader of Infinium, he was
successful in increasing revenues from $50 million to over $130 million,
leading the company's IPO and secondary NASDAQ stock offerings while
also expanding the business globally. Mr. Lizza holds an MBA in
Marketing from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree
from Boston College. He is a member of the High Growth CEO Forum and a
member of the Massachusetts Software Council. Profile
the past six months or so at Avotus that investors should focus on?
Mr. Lizza: There are a couple of things that have
