About me
Mark Joppru is a technology and business leader focused on helping industrial manufacturers modernize operations through smart manufacturing, digital transformation, robotics, and connected information systems. As Managing Director for FactoryXT, a high-technology division within CED Industrial Solutions Network, Mark leads efforts to help manufacturers connect data, people, systems, and processes across the industrial enterprise.
Mark’s work sits at the intersection of IT and OT, where manufacturers are seeking practical ways to improve visibility, flexibility, uptime, and decision-making. Through FactoryXT, he helps bring together solutions across MES, industrial software, data infrastructure, edge computing, cybersecurity, networking, analytics, and automation. His leadership emphasizes outcome-based, trusted technology partnerships, and practical execution that moves strategy into measurable customer impact.
He works closely with leading technology providers, including Rockwell Automation, OTTO Motors, Dell Technologies, Cisco, and other ecosystem partners that support modern manufacturing architectures. His approach centers on translating complex technology into clear business value—connecting executive priorities with the plant-floor systems, data models, and operational capabilities required to compete in a changing industrial environment.
Across his career, Mark has built and led teams, developed go-to-market strategies, supported customer-facing transformation initiatives, and worked across distribution, automation, software, and robotics channels. He brings a practical, commercially grounded perspective to Industry 4.0, IT/OT convergence, industrial data, robotics adoption, and the evolving role of distributors and partners in helping manufacturers execute change.
