Prospiant Hires a New President

Jennifer Zurko

Prospiant announced the appointment of Burk Metzger as the company’s new president. Burk will report directly to Gibraltar CEO Bill Bosway.
Burk is a seasoned leader with deep roots in the CEA industry. Since joining Prospiant in April 2021 as General Manager of Prospiant Canada, he’s strengthened the company’s position in the produce end market and improved overall business performance.

“Burk is an accomplished and successful leader in the controlled environment agriculture industry with a long history as both a grower and owner-operator,” said Bill Bosway, CEO of Gibraltar. “Given this experience, Burk truly understands the various opportunities for our customers. He knows what is needed from Prospiant to help them achieve the highest return possible on their investment.”

Prior to Prospiant, Burk served as General Manager of Protected Agriculture at Lipman Family Farms, where he oversaw operational management, location acquisitions and integrations, and managed independent contract growers. Before that, he founded and led Suntastic Hothouse Inc./Huron Produce for 24 years before selling the business to Lipman in 2018. GT