Online Technologies Corp. Tuesday announced today the appointment of Mike Klein as president and COO. 

In this newly created position, Klein will be responsible for strategic partnerships, commercial activities and managing day-to-day operations. 

He brings close to 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and technology product development to the company as it prepares for the next stage of its growth. Klein was also appointed to the company’s board of directors.

Online Technologies, founded in 1994 as one of the first Internet Service Providers in Michigan, has evolved into the region’s premier colocation data center company. 

Since 2003, the company has expanded from 1,000 square feet to more than  40,000 square feet of data center space in Southeast Michigan.

Klein, a serial entrepreneur, began his career at Motorola and Rockwell before founding his first software company 15 years ago. He has led several companies since then. 

Klein joins Yan Ness and Bob Palmerton on the executive team at Online Technologies to build the platform for the continued growth of the company. 

“Online Technologies has grown 30 to 40 percent a year over the last five years.  Maintaining this level of growth for the next 5 years requires us to continue to build an experienced management team” said Ness, CEO of Online Technologies. “I’ve known Mike for a number of years, and I’ve seen the way he works.  He brings the experiences and skills we need to scale Online Technologies to the next level.  Having Mike on board will ensure the company can continue to achieve it’s growth goals.”

“Online Technologies has an impressive track record,” said Klein. “They are the leading colocation data center company in Southeast Michigan, playing in a rapidly growing market, with a strong customer base and solid of growth over the last 5 years. It’s exciting to join the team and to be able to play a role in one of Michigan’s fast growing technology companies.”
 
With three data centers across Southeast Michigan, Online Technologies provides highly secure, always-on computing operations for its clients.  The company delivers a full range of data center offerings, including colocation, dedicated servers, and managed services for small and mid-sized businesses that need professional data centers without the expense of building and maintaining their own IT infrastructure.

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