Direct-to-farm crop inputs provider Meristem Crop Performance, Columbus, Ohio, announced that John Gertz has joined the company’s senior management team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Meristem said Gertz will help boost the company’s efforts to build the most efficient platform for driving farm business success and accelerating innovation.
“We’ve put together a team of passionate and proven agribusiness leaders to build a scalable platform to help our farm business partners deliver improved ROI for the growers they serve,” said Mitch Eviston, Meristem Founder and CEO. “We are quickly expanding our platform through dozens of dealers and partners with exposure on millions of acres, and John’s input and skill set will help us go further faster.”
Gertz comes to Meristem from Sipcam Agro USA, where he served as CEO. Before that he was with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC, the largest distributor in the specialty turf and ornamental industry. His work in the industry began in 1995, starting in sales and marketing roles with basic discovery, post-patent products, and crop nutritionals. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in agronomy and crop sciences from the University of Georgia.