Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA) (Arlington, VA): David Oldfather is IDEA’s president and CEO effective Feb. 18. Oldfather is a well-known electrical market veteran, having served in leadership roles at Affiliated Distributors, Hagemeyer North America, and most recently Jigsaw Systems. He and his wife Grayson have two recently married children.
“The Board is delighted to see someone with significant industry experience take the helm. David will ensure a successful new platform launch and drive execution of user enhancements without a steep learning curve,” said Rick Gigliotti, IDEA board chair, in the press release.
He noted that this process is made possible through IDEA commitment to standards oversight and facilitation with a strong focus on industry-wide priorities.
“I look forward to working with the IDEA staff to provide complete, cost-effective data management solutions to our distributor and manufacturer partners/customers,” said Oldfather.
IDEA, Crystal City, Arlington, Va., enables digitized connectivity between manufacturers and distributors of electrical products whereby high-quality product data can be shared digitally, quickly and accurately across this channel of business.