Board of Directors
Count on extraordinary vision.
IDEA is proud to have a Board that shares a common vision with our Management Team—to anticipate and deliver innovative eCommerce practices and solutions that help companies from diverse industries compete, thrive, and profit in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Our Board officers:
- Chairman: Ron Schlader,VP, Operations and Quality, Crescent Electric Supply Co.
- Vice Chairman: Del Nickel, President, Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
- Treasurer: Larry Stern, President and CEO, Standard Electric Supply (WI)
- Secretary: Phil Barrios, Sr. Director, Corporate Marketing & E-Business, Hubbell Inc.
- President: Robert Gaylord, President and CEO, IDEA
Our Board directors:
- Phil Barrios, Sr. Director, Corporate Marketing and E-Business, Hubbell, Inc.
- Dave FitzGibbon, CEO, ILSCO Corporation
- Valerie Jones, VP of Customer Service and Inside Sales, OSRAM SYLVANIA
- Greg Linder, VP, Sales Operations and Customer Support, Lutron Electronics
- Del Nickel, President, Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
- Ron Schlader, VP, Operations and Quality, Crescent Electric Supply Co.
- Larry Stern, President and CEO, Standard Electric Supply Co. (WI)
- Greg Thrall, Sr. VP, Operations, Border States Electric
- James Tinker, Manager, Master File Maintenance Officer, Rexel, Inc.
- Joe Wallace, Data Pricing Administration Manager, Van Meter Industrial, Inc.
Non-voting directors:
- Evan Gaddis, President, NEMA
- Tom Naber, President & CEO, NAED
- Robert Gaylord, President & CEO, IDEA
