Mr. Bartle was the managing director of the Ood Sphere during the early 42nd Century.He considered Klineman Halpen to be an "idiot" who was selling the Ood for 50 Credits and "bleeding [us] dry"
He had been managing the Ood Sphere for some time before the Ood red-eye took control of the Ood. Bartle's personal Ood, tired of Bartle's constant rudeness, deliberately ignored his orders and killed Bartle with its translation sphere. (TV: Planet of the Ood)