DecisionNext has announced the appointment of Hal Sankey and Mike Farrand as Advisors. As Advisors, Sankey and Farrand will provide value chain experience, commercial insights, and product-steering advice across the various functions of DecisionNext. During these unprecedented times, Hal and Mike will draw on their decades of experience to help DecisionNext’s customers navigate the meat value chain.
Sankey is a meat industry veteran who was raised on his family’s ranch before serving 32 years across Cargill’s Beef and Food Distribution businesses with roles in boxed beef sales, product management, and pricing. His 20 plus years in pricing included 12 years leading the beef pricing team as well as other senior commercial roles. His responsibilities over his career included box and ground beef pricing, customer satisfaction, managing sold positions, and maximizing cutouts.