KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Online Development Inc. (OLDI) has named Jeff Besola President. Mr. Besola will report to Ron Monday, OLDI’s Chief Executive Officer.
To address growth opportunities in new markets, Mark Knebusch is named VP of Marketing, reporting to Mr. Besola. He was previously VP of Operations at OLDI.
“Mark will lead a new effort to identify new private label and brand opportunities for OLDI. We will leverage his background in industrial marketing with ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers),” said Mr. Besola.
Todd Parker, CFO, now has responsibility for Operations and IT in addition to Finance.
"These changes refocus our efforts and position OLDI for growth in our core and new businesses,” said Mr. Monday.
Mr. Besola joined OLDI in early 2012 as Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing. His background includes senior sales and marketing roles at Emerson Electric. Mr. Knebusch joined OLDI in 2008 as VP of Business Development after leading industrial segment marketing at Flextronics. Mr. Parker joined the management team in June as CFO after key Finance and IT roles at Emerson Electric.
OLDI (www.oldi.com) is a leading ODM with a portfolio of hardware and software products that spans three decades and covers many industrial market segments. The company differentiates itself through in-depth knowledge of industrial computing and communications technologies. Whether to get to market quickly with new technologies, or to offload a company’s development team of legacy development, OLDI can improve time-to-market while minimizing supply chain risk with its global manufacturing base.