Kirk Kemp

Kirk Kemp is President of Algoma Orchards, where the Kemp and Gibson families have been growing apples since 1964. Kirk and his partners at Algoma are well rooted in the community and through leadership, a focus on family and sustainability, have been the proud recipients of the 2009 Premiers Award for Agri-food Innovation and Excellence, the 2017 recipients of the Arysta Golden Apple Award and CBOT’s own in Excellence in Innovation and Investment Award in 2013. Kirk’s community involvement includes the Bowmanville Hospital Foundation, Past President of the Bowmanville Lion’s Club and served as a director on the former Ontario Apple Marketing Commission.