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Joel Leetzow has been named the new chief executive officer of Sylogist (SYZ-T), a SaaS (software as a service) company for nonprofits, governments and educational institutions.
Leetzow brings more than 35 years of leadership experience with software and technology businesses to the role, including serving as both a director and chief executive officer of public companies.
“We believe that his background and his demonstrated ability to lead businesses will be invaluable to Sylogist,” Errol Olsen, chair of Sylogist’s board of directors said in a press release.
His background includes SaaS business transformation, commercial growth execution and customer-centric leadership, the company said.
Long career in SaaS companies
Leetzow previously served as president of Aware360 for almost four years. Aware360 helps keep lone and at-risk workers safer and more productive through SaaS solutions.
Leetzow also was president, chief executive officer and director of Calgary-based Cortex Business Solutions. At Cortex, Leetzow led a turnaround and transformation of an underperforming company, increasing its enterprise value by over four-and-a-half-times until its sale in 2019.
“Sylogist has a strong foundation, a talented team and deeply embedded customer relationships across the public sector. I believe there is a significant opportunity to strengthen operational execution, accelerate customer value creation and position the business for sustainable long-term growth, profitability and shareholder returns,” Leetzow said.
He has also worked with such companies as OARO, LED Medical Diagnostics, Descartes Systems Group and Scancode, among others.
Leetzow will take over the top job from Craig O’Neill, who was appointed interim president and chief executive officer in January.
The company has its corporate headquarters in Calgary and other Canadian locations in Edmonton and Barrie, Ont. It was founded in 1993. Sylogist has done business with over 2,000 organizations around the world.
In its most recent financial results, the company made $62.2 million for the full year 2025. Subscription revenue increased by 12 per cent year-over-year in Q4 and 13 per cent for the full year.
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