Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 6, 2004
FREDERICK LIZZA is President and Chief Executive Officer of Avotus
Corporation. He 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 start-up 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, Mr. Lizza 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. He 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
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Mr. Lizza: Avotus has been in the industry for nearly 20
