The Board of Vetletics, Inc., a veterinary therapeutic device company, is proud to announce that Sam Drew will be joining the team as Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Drew brings over 30 years of experience in the startup and small business space as an employee, executive and investor.
Dr. Irina Perdew will continue with Vetletics as Chief Commercial Officer. Dr. Perdew said, “I am excited to have Sam lead Vetletics through the next phase of our journey. His experience in high growth medical devices fills out our executive team and will help us realize our potential.”
“I am thrilled to join the Vetletics team,” said Mr. Drew. “The combination of a world-class scientific and manufacturing team with a field-tested product line addressing real problems is a great opportunity. The recent lymphoscintigraphy study published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research proves the real world impact of our EQ Press on horses. I believe Vetletics is poised for significant growth.”
Mr. Drew most recently served as Senior Director of Operations – KindHeart with Intuitive Surgical, Inc. He was CEO and President of KindHeart, Inc., which he led through significant growth and a strategic acquisition and integration with Intuitive Surgical.
Mr. Drew has a Bachelor of Geomatics (Hons) and Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where he was the recipient of the Class of 1990 Graduate Fellowship and the Integrity Core Value Award.