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Innovative Sterilization Technologies Appoints New President and CEO

FEBRUARY 13, 2026

Innovative Sterilization Technologies (IST) named Tim Tzimas as its new president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2026, according to a release. Tzimas brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in the orthopedic, neurosurgical and medical technology sectors, with a career focused on sales management, operations and organizational development in regulated healthcare markets.

Most recently, Tzimas served as a joint reconstruction sales manager for the New York metro branch at Stryker where he led one of the largest US territories of the company. In that role, he managed strategic sales and robotic system utilization, and oversaw a team of more than 25 sales, clinical and operational professionals, according to the release.

Tzimas steps into IST’s top seat at a time where cases are rapidly transitioning from inpatient to outpatient facilities, causing pressure to do more with less—higher case volumes, tighter margins and growing regulatory demands. IST’s leadership believes Tzimas’s experience and perspective in the power of consolidating trays, enhancing workflows and maximizing efficiencies position the company to meet those challenges head-on while continuing to expand adoption of its flagship ONE TRAY system, according to the release.

“Sterilization has long been treated as a necessary behind-the-scenes function, and in many ways the industry is still operating on outdated assumptions,” Tzimas said in the release. “I want to help IST dispel existing dogma and change the perception in the market about how to best manage surgical instrument sterilization and containment.”

Under Tzimas’s leadership, IST plans to sharpen its focus on helping inpatient and outpatient facilities scale efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of safety and compliance. Wider adoption of ONE TRAY and EZ-TRAX will elevate surgical workflow at facilities challenged by limited space, excessive cost, disconnect in instrument delivery and processing of instrumentation, according to the release.

“My goal is to help surgical facilities sustain increased volumes and long-term success,” Tzimas said in the release. “When teams are less burdened by unnecessary steps and inefficiencies, they can focus on what matters most—patient care and operational excellence.”