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World Wide Sires is pleased to announce that Thomas Mueller will join World Wide Sires (WWS) as an Area Director of Marketing beginning June 1. In his new role, Thomas will be responsible for sales and marketing in several countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Thomas is a graduate of Cornell University earning a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in International Agribusiness Management. During his time at Cornell, Thomas spent a semester studying at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China; he spent six months in New Zealand working on a dairy farm; and he was part of a student research team that traveled to Botswana to conduct research in the dairy sector.

Thomas grew up on Willow Bend Farms in Clifton Springs, New York and has worked in several aspects of the 3,000-cow multi-site dairy farming operation. Thomas will work from the Visalia, California office.

Scott Ruby, Vice President of Marketing of World Wide Sires commented, “His enthusiasm for global agriculture is evident in his passion for developing and refining systems to help feed the world. We need bright young minds in our industry, and we are excited to have Thomas Mueller coming to World Wide Sires.”

We are pleased to have Thomas join the WWS team. His experience will be a great asset to World Wide Sires and its global network of distributors.

World Wide Sires, Ltd. (WWS) provides genetic and management solutions to address the needs of global dairy producers and ensure the long-term profitability of their businesses. Based in Visalia, California, WWS represents the largest global A.I. cooperative, Select Sires, Inc., and its product lines, Accelerated Genetics, Genervations and Select Sires in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania.