Admix founder Lou Beaudette announces retirement, appoints Mike Rizzo as chief executive officer
Admix, Inc., global manufacturer of hygienic and industrial mixing equipment serving the food and beverage, chemical/industrial, cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets, has announced that Mike Rizzo has been appointed chief executive officer. He succeeds Admix founder and CEO Lou Beaudette, whose retirement commenced January 2020.
Mr. Rizzo has spent his career focused on corporate growth and expansion while implementing operational excellence practices at the manufacturing and distribution companies he has led. He has served on the Board of Directors at Admix since 2017 and has been instrumental in recent months consulting with Admix to develop its Growth Strategy Plan. Mike has served on multiple corporate boards in the past and currently serves on boards for Tech Etch, Inc. of Plymouth, Massachusetts and Lanco Integrated of Westbrook Maine. Most recently, Mike was CEO at Artel Video Systems, another 100 percent Employee-Owned company, and prior that, he was president of the US Operations of Cylon Energy and President/Managing Director of the America’s subsidiary for Schleuniger, Inc, a division of Schleuniger Group in Switzerland. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and later received a Master’s in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. In addition to spending time with his family outside of work, Mike is involved in several local community associations.