Ideal appoints new channel marketing manager

Ideal Industries named Dorothy Heckle, who has worked in product management and channel management at Rubbermaid and Boise, as its new Channel Marketing manager.

Ideal Industries Inc., Sycamore, Ill., appointed Dorothy Heckle Channel Marketing manager. Heckle joins Ideal after eight years with Newell Rubbermaid, and will be responsible for developing and facilitating channel-specific marketing programs to drive growth within the Ideal distribution network, as well as to oversee advertising, publicity, social media and website initiatives. She’ll be based in Ideal’s Sycamore headquarters. During her time at Newell Rubbermaid she progressed through roles as brand manager, global brand manager and senior channel manager. Prior to that, she served as product manager at Boise Paper for seven years.

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