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AVIXA chief announces retirement date

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January 12, 2026

David Labuskes, AVIXA CEO, will retire at the end of this year after serving in the role for 14 years.

AVIXA is the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association

During Labuskes' tenure, the industry expanded to include experiential designers, content creators, IT companies and users of AV solutions across a growing cross section of markets, according to a press release.

It also included the rebrand of InfoComm International to AVIXA (the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association) in 2017.

"I would have never predicted the level of personal growth and fulfillment that accompanied these many years at the helm of AVIXA," Labuskes said in the release. "The audiovisual industry has been a part of human evolution since the use of signal fires in early civilization. The association now known as AVIXA was established in 1939, well before most of us were born. The responsibility and privilege inherent within the role I played for a tiny part of that timeline was one that could not have been fulfilled without the brilliance of the team of executives, industry volunteers, and dedicated AVIXA employees giving everything they have to deliver on our mission every day. I look forward to being in the stands watching the future successes of AVIXA and our industry around the world."