Landon Essig

Chief Executive Officer CoDev

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026

Executive Summary

Landon Essig is Chief Executive Officer of CoDev, a Lehi, Utah company that builds offshore teams for growing U.S. and Canadian businesses, placing software engineers, marketers and administrative staff drawn mainly from the Philippines. CoDev, founded in 2010, describes him as its founder and CEO, and his public statements consistently frame offshore work as a way to build long-tenured teams and lift communities rather than simply cut costs. Under his leadership the company has appeared on the Inc. 5000 and has repeatedly been recognized by Great Place to Work in the Philippines.

Career Highlights

• CEO of CoDev, named in company announcements from 2023 through 2025 and described in its July 2025 Business Wire release as founder and CEO.
• Led CoDev onto the 2023 Inc. 5000 list at No. 1959.
• CoDev ranked 26th overall and seventh among medium-sized IT companies in Great Place to Work’s Philippines’ Best Workplaces in IT-BPM for 2025, with an employee experience score of 97.
• Oversees a workforce of more than 500 professionals across CoDev offices in Manila, Cebu, Bacolod and Davao.

Professional Journey

CoDev was founded in 2010 to connect skilled developers in emerging markets, chiefly the Philippines, with small and medium-sized businesses in the United States and Canada. Its model pairs U.S.-based customer success teams with dedicated offshore staff matched to a client by skill, role and cultural fit. Over time the company has widened from software development into marketing, operations and administrative roles, and more recently into managed teams and fixed-scope project delivery.

Essig leads the company as Chief Executive Officer from its headquarters in Lehi. CoDev’s releases describe him as founder and CEO. When Inc. placed CoDev at No. 1959 on its 2023 list of the fastest-growing private companies, the company’s announcement carried his thanks to “our extraordinary team” and to the customers he called partners.

He is also a visible presence in the company’s Philippine operations. CoDev’s accounts of its anniversary celebrations have him leading the festivities in Manila in 2023, when the company had more than 500 team members, and giving the opening speech at the Cebu celebration in 2024, where the company also announced its third straight Great Place to Work certification.

In July 2025 CoDev was named one of the Philippines’ Best Workplaces in IT-BPM by Great Place to Work, ranking 26th overall. Essig said the recognition reflected “the culture we have built, the support we give and the opportunities we provide our workers”, and argued that “offshore talent is not just about bringing costs down. It is an opportunity to uplift individuals and entire communities.”

Education

No education record was found in CoDev’s published materials or press releases.