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[/caption]Ideal Industries (Sycamore, Ill.): Matthew Barrett has accepted a job as national account manager for the company's Electrical Division and will report directly to Joe Saganowich, the company's V.P. of sales and marketing. Barrett will be responsible for leading the business development strategy to expand the company's portfolio of national key accounts in the electrical channel. He brings 16 years of sales and channel experience to Ideal, and previously worked for Zebra Technologies and Panduit. Barrett earned a BS in marketing from Northern Illinois University and an MBA at Cardinal Stritch University.