Doug Oehler

RelaDyne Founder, Oil Distributing Company

Doug has more than 35 years of experience in the lubricant distribution business. He co-founded Oil Distributing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his father in 1982 as a spin-off of Tresler Oil Company. During the company’s inception, Doug served in a part-time sales role while completing his college degree, rising rapidly to positions as Sales Manager, Vice President, and General Manager after joining the company full-time. Since 1998, he served as the company’s President, responsible for day-to-day business management, including sales, finance, and operations. He has also overseen the integration of many of the company’s 14 acquisitions since 1984.

For 10 years, Doug served on RelaDyne’s Executive Leadership Team where he was responsible for leading RelaDyne’s distribution operations throughout all company locations across the US. In partnership with his peers in finance, sales, Reliability Services, and business development as well as with suppliers, he ensured that RelaDyne’s product and service strategies were successfully implemented and that the appropriate human, financial, technological, informational, and material resources were available to deliver world-class customer service.

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Business, Doug received a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing.