PRESIDENT

Alex Kurth is the President & Founder of Premier Lakes bringing more than a decade of experience in lake, pond, and wetland management. Alex specializes in developing sound internal and external operating procedures while leveraging innovative treatment solutions & proactive management plans to ensure a world-class customer experience.

Alex attended Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He then continued his education by attending graduate studies at FGCU, earning a Master in Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Leadership. In addition to his university education, Alex has focused on obtaining certifications including the internationally recognized Project Management Institute (PMI) Senior Scrum Master certification and Florida Aquatic Applicators licensing.

Alex has lived in Southwest Florida his entire life, currently residing in North Fort Myers. Being born and raised around the water, Alex is passionate about providing his clients with a sustainable & environmentally friendly solution that boosts the well-being of their waterbody. In his spare time, Alex enjoys traveling, fishing, diving, and living in the beautiful SWFL area.

VICE PRESIDENT

Bill Kurth has more than 39 years of extensive experience in lake, pond, and wetland management. Bill specializes in providing innovative treatment solutions for clients using new products and technologies and has managed waterbodies for many of his local community associations and clients for 30 years or more.

Bill attended Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College, where he earned a degree in Business Management. He began his industry career as an aquatic applicator with a Florida-based aquatics company, where he quickly became responsible for the technical training of all new employees, and was promoted to the position of Branch Manager of the company’s Fort Myers branch within 4 years. Bill then moved to Cape Coral Florida in 1987, where his expertise in herbicide technology and ability to sell and manage while also performing aquatic applications allowed Bill to grow his branch by 400% in 8 years. In 1999, Bill moved on to the then newly-formed Lake Masters Aquatic Weed Control, where he served in many roles, including Branch Manager, Director of Operations, and Vice President of Operations. Under his leadership, Lake Masters became one of the premier lake management companies in Florida before merging with SOLitude in 2018.

Bill has been a multi-year board member for the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society (FAPMS) and has served as a member of the North American Lake Management Society. He has presented at FAPMS on Control of Exotic Melaleuca Trees, and Recognition and Control of Golden Algae; at the UF/IFAS Aquatic Weed Control Short Course on the control of exotic species in Wetlands; at NALMS on Aquatic Weed Control in Florida; and has spoken at SePro Annual Business Conferences on the use of Sonar herbicide in irrigation and other lakes, and on the efficacy of Captain XTR algaecide. He served on the original Advisory board for SePRO, and has won awards for Best Management Practices, Sustainability, and Applicator of the Year in 2007 and was awarded Ultimate Applicator in 2016. Bill was also named Outstanding Business Partner by the Bonita Bay Group and is a certified erosion and illicit discharge inspector.

Bill’s love of the outdoors is evident through his many hobbies, which include boating, fishing, diving, and travel. He also has a passion for cooking and gardening and has been heavily involved with aquarium-keeping for most of his life, including live reef aquariums with living coral. Bill was an active little league coach for nine years as his boys, William and Alex, were growing up. Today, Bill and his wife, Carolyn, reside in Cape Coral, Florida. They recently became grandparents and love to spend as much time as possible with family.