Drew Sloan Appointed Silent Herdsman CEO Silent Herdsman, the developers of a market leading heat detection and animal behaviour monitoring system for the dairy and beef farming sectors, announces that Drew Sloan will become Chief Executive Officer of Silent Herdsman Limited, with effect from 26 January 2015.
Drew Sloan has over 20 years’ agricultural and commercial experience, and for the last five years has held the post of Chief Agricultural Officer for the Scottish Government. Previously he was the European and Middle East Sales and Marketing Director with Genus plc, and also spent three years in the USA with ABS Global (a division of Genus plc).
Drew Sloan said, “I am impressed by the technological innovation that Silent Herdsman has brought to the farming industry. Farmers are benefitting from significant improvements in herd productivity, and through reproductive and operational efficiencies, are lowering costs. I very much look forward to taking our UK knowledge, experience and research & development to the world market.”
Richard Wood, Silent Herdsman’s Chairman, commented, “I am delighted that Drew Sloan has been appointed as CEO of Silent Herdsman. His involvement in the livestock industry will serve Silent Herdsman well as it continues with its growth and international expansion plans.”