Key People

Paul Walsh
Chief Executive Officer
Paul joined IDEAL Networks in 2013 and is responsible for IDEAL Networks operations globally. Paul was previously with ITW for 15 years and was General Manager of ITW Industry offering market leading brands in the construction industry.

Scott Paterson
Chief Financial Officer
Scott joined IDEAL Networks in 2016 and is responsible for the European Finance and IT functions. He is a CIMA qualified Finance professional, specialising in both statutory accounting and commercial finance. Scott joined from Manrose Manufacturing LTD where he was Financial Controller. Prior to that, Scott held senior finance posts at Guinness World Records and The Royal Opera House.

Peter Kent
Development Director
Peter joined Trend Communications in 1996 which was later acquired by IDEAL INDUSTRIES INC. He is now responsible for IDEAL Networks Product Development. Peter has 24 years’ experience in product development and software engineering.

Tim Widdershoven
Marketing Director
Tim joined IDEAL Networks in 2014 and is responsible for IDEAL Networks operations globally. Tim was with ITW for 15 years and Marketing Manager of ITW Industry.

Joe Di Santo
Business Development Manager (Australia)
Joe Di Santo joined IDEAL INDUSTRIES Australia as Business Development Manager in July , 2016.
Joe comes to IDEAL Industries after a 16 year term with one of Australia’s leading electrical wholesaler companies – Middendorp Electric Pty. Ltd. During that period Joe progressed through the organization from purchasing and sales and marketing roles with his most recent stint as being the National Sales Manager – Technologies. In that role, Joe was able to successfully establish unique brands and product solutions targeting specialized technology requirements across a range of end-user customer segments.
Joe’s brief at IDEAL is to determine what our attractive end-user customer segments in Australia are and design specific marketing and sales strategies to drive success across a range of our existing, new and about to be released product initiatives.

Tony Pham
Product Manager (Australia)
Tony joined the IDEAL team in January, 2017, as our Product Manager for the IDEAL Australia business. Tony, who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from RMIT University in Melbourne, comes to us from Cigweld, where his last role was Associate Brand Manager, Gas Equipment and Plasma Cutting. Tony’s brief is to provide product management support for the IDEAL Networks Range and our wider electrical portfolio in Australia.