Restructuring signals redundancies at AVIXA

AVIXA has written to its members informing them that it has completed a “strategic realignment of the business” following recent strains brought on by the pandemic. While no specific figures have been given, this restructuring has resulted in “a number of job positions being eliminated entirely”.

A letter to members from CEO David Labuskes reads as follows: “We write this letter to share difficult news with all of you. Due to the pandemic and the dramatic impacts to our industry, AVIXA has completed a strategic realignment of the organisation. Throughout this time, we have chosen to focus on the three priorities we face: balancing the needs of our members, the needs of our business and the needs of our team. Unfortunately, this focus has resulted in a number of job positions being eliminated and, while we respect the privacy of our employees and the sensitivity of this matter, we also felt it important to share with our member community the impact of these changes.

“While difficult to act on, these changes must position AVIXA to support our industry in 2021 and beyond. If we’ve learned any lessons in 2020, one of them is that we cannot clearly anticipate all futures. We don’t know when tradeshows will come back. And we don’t know what they will look like when they do, but we do know that this industry will continue to grow in importance and vitality.”