The Industry Data Exchange Association Inc. (IDEA) named Patrick Knight as president, effective Jan. 6, 2025. Knight will report to current CEO David Oldfather.
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“Patrick stood out in an exceptional pool of candidates as a visionary leader with the skills and experience needed to help IDEA continue to lead in the digital integration and data syndication space,” said George Vorwick, IDEA Board Chair and president and CEO of United Electric Supply.
IDEA, founded in 1998 by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), sets, facilitates, normalizes and monitors data standards via initiatives such as the Harmonized Data Model (HDM). IDEA serves as a provider of complete, high-quality transactional and ecommerce-ready product content for the electrical industrial and other industrial verticals.
