Lance Olmsted is responsible for driving IFS’s growth through strategic acquisitions, ensuring seamless integration, and designing go-to-market strategies that maximize revenue from acquired companies. His focus is on identifying software businesses that align with IFS’s vision, executing integration strategies that enhance our portfolio, and building high-performing GTM motions to accelerate value realization.

Prior to IFS, Olmsted served as an Executive Leader and Chief Executive Officer for several technology companies focused on delivering solutions to industrial customers, including Redzone, where he and his team specialized in helping manufacturers improve productivity and employee engagement through digital transformation initiatives. Notably, Redzone was successfully sold for $1B USD to a strategic investor.

Lance is known for building strong relationships with clients, partners, and internal teams to deliver speed to value and certainty of results for everyone involved. He is a champion for using digital tools to streamline operations and create real-time, measurable improvements in industrial environments.

In addition to his role at IFS, he serves on the board of a manufacturing intelligence software company, further extending his influence and expertise in the industry.manufacturing intelligence software company, further extending his influence and expertise in the industry.