ATLANTA, Ga. –– Navigation Capital Partners, a leading Atlanta-based middle market private equity firm, announced Thursday that O.G. Greene has joined the firm as an operating partner.

Greene will serve on the board of directors of Exeter Finance Corp., one of Navigation Capital’s core portfolio companies. Exeter is a non-prime auto finance company specializing in purchasing and servicing of finance contracts from select franchised dealers throughout the United States.

Greene will provide advisory support and strategic operating counsel to Navigation. He will also assist the company's portfolio of business service and finance companies in the development and implementation of their strategic and operating plans.

"With a strong reputation as a growth-focused leader, O.G.’s extensive industry knowledge will be a superb complement to Navigation’s already strong bench of operating expertise," said Larry Mock, a managing partner at Navigation Capital.

Greene has more than 30 years of experience from the financial services, banking and telecommunications industries, and has directed a number of industry-leading companies during his career. Prior to joining Exeter, he was president of the U.S. operations of Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys), CEO of National Data Corporation and COO of First Financial Management. He also has entrepreneurial experience as co-founder and CEO of GridNet International, chairman and CEO of Skylight Financial and CEO of Speer Communications (now DSM Networks).