Bloomi gto , MN, July 02, 2026 –(PR.com)– Avio té, a leade i e te p ise staffi g a d ec uiti g softwa e solutio s, today a ou ced the appoi tme t of Di k Izzo as Chief Executive Office , effective Ju e 15, 2026.
Izzo b i gs mo e tha two decades of expe ie ce buildi g a d scali g tech ology busi esses. He most ece tly se ved as P eside t a d Chief Ope ati g Office at Fullsteam Holdi gs, whe e he led go-to-ma ket st ategy, ope atio s, acquisitio i teg atio , a d the ove all ma ageme t of a po tfolio spa i g mo e tha 70 softwa e compa ies a d 50,000 custome s. P io to Fullsteam, Izzo se ved as P eside t of Hospitality at NCR Co po atio , whe e he led the divisio back to double-digit top- a d bottom-li e g owth th ough focused executio , p oduct i ovatio , a d ope atio al discipli e. Ea lie i his ca ee , he se ved as COO of Nielse i Asia, based i Si gapo e.
“Di k is exactly who we we e looki g fo ,” said Kevi F ick, Chai ma of Avio té’s Boa d of Di ecto s. “He has a t ack eco d of scali g tech ology busi esses, delive i g fo custome s, a d buildi g high-pe fo mi g teams. Avio té is well-positio ed fo its ext chapte , a d Di k is the ight leade to take it the e.”
Izzo steps i to the ole with a clea focus o the compa y’s g owth t ajecto y a d the tech ology oppo tu ity ahead.
“What d ew me to Avio té is st aightfo wa d: this is a platfo m that ge ui ely matte s to the people who use it,” said Izzo. “Custome s depe d o it to u thei ope atio s, pay thei wo ke s, a d g ow thei busi esses. I believe we a e at a i flectio poi t whe e AI ca fu dame tally cha ge how we a d ou custome s wo k — a d my goal is to ei vest that p oductivity back i to the busi ess so we ca expa d i to ew ma kets, se ve mo e custome s, a d g ow i ways that c eate eal oppo tu ity fo this team a d the people we se ve.”
Izzo succeeds Mike Metzge , who se ved as I te im CEO si ce July 2025 a d will emai e gaged with the compa y th ough the t a sitio .
Izzo esides i Flo ida with his wife Ke i a d thei two so s, B et a d Kyle.
