Spencer, Becker, Sherven elevate regional expertise



Cargill Animal Nutrition announces the additions of Dr. Hank Spencer, Jennifer Becker, and Tim Sherven to its Central U.S. dairy team. All three have extensive experience working in the dairy industry, and bring a level of expertise that will help strengthen customer offerings.

"We are very excited to welcome these immensely talented individuals to the Cargill family," says Matt Gabler, dairy sales lead for the Central U.S. dairy business. "They each bring a tremendous amount of experience and skills that will help us better serve more customers in this vast dairy region."

Dr. Hank Spencer will be focused on both new business development and technical support of customers in Wisconsin and Michigan. Dr. Spencer has a proven track record of helping dairies find their hidden problems and improve the profitability of the operation. Dr. Spencer previously held leadership roles at both Elanco Animal Health and Monsanto, in addition to operating his own veterinary practice. He's been recognized by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners for Excellence in Preventive Veterinary Medicine Dairy.

As a Dairy Specialist, Becker will be summarizing and analyzing records to assist with the success of Cargill customers. She has worked previously analyzing dairy records and working with producers on implementing new technologies in the AI industry primarily in Minnesota and the Dakotas. In this role, she will be responsible for developing and leading sales and marketing strategies in this space.

Tim Sherven will be serving as a Dairy Focus Consultant, working with customers in south central Wisconsin. Sherven has a proven track record of successfully working with dairy customers to meet their goals and is excited to join Cargill to help customers and enhance his skills, knowledge and application of dairy nutrition and management. Tim previously held a dairy sales position with Furst McNess servicing customers in southern Wisconsin.

To learn about dairy career opportunities, and more recent additions to the Cargill dairy team, please visit Cargill.com/DairyCareers.

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8.24.2016