IBWA
International Bottled Water Association OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTARY SUPPLIER VALUE
Chairman William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc. Vice Chairman Breck Speed, Mountain Valley Spring Company, LLC Treasurer Dave Muscato, Nestlé Waters North America Immediate Past Chairman Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The benefits of IBWA membership to suppliers are well-known: access to key decision makers at IBWA bottler member companies, vendor showcase opportunities at annual business meetings, free participation at tabletop trade shows held during the February and June committee and board meetings, increased exposure to potential clients through special presentation events, listings in the membership roster and the online and print buyers’ guides (like this issue of Bottled Water Reporter), and discounted advertising rates—just to name a few. So, what do our supplier members do for IBWA? Our supplier members provide value to IBWA by not only producing great products for, and providing crucial services to, our bottler members but also by participating in all IBWA activities. Through their active involvement, supplier members provide bottlers with industry insight they can use to help grow their businesses. As supplier members have mentioned, the issues faced by their bottler colleagues also affect them. Thus, they actively participate at IBWA meetings and tradeshows to further understand the challenges bottlers have to overcome to be a success. If you take a look at the IBWA committee rosters, you’ll see many of our supplier members are charged with some heavy lifting at the committee level, providing a perspective that benefits all IBWA members. Bottlers are forever discovering new ways to connect with and help their customers because of supplier member participation. By joining IBWA or renewing their memberships, supplier members demonstrate their commitment to helping the association achieve its goals. Supplier members recognize IBWA can only be successful if all members—suppliers, bottlers, and distributors—work together. It is through those established industry relationships that members of IBWA are able to advance and strengthen the bottled water industry as a whole. I’d like to present a challenge to IBWA bottler members that do business with suppliers that have yet to join IBWA. The next time you meet with those suppliers, as you do with other bottlers, please take a moment to let them know about the benefits of an IBWA membership—and tell them about the many positive exchanges you’ve had with current IBWA suppliers. Attracting more supplier members will help us build a stronger association, which can only translate into more resources and the ability to further extend the reach of IBWA. William Patrick Young IBWA Chairman
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Joe Bell, Bell Sales, Inc. Page Beykpour, CG Roxane Dan Bush, IGO Direct Premium Water Coolers Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America Marty Conte, Diamond Springs Water Tom Harrington, DS Waters Doug Hidding, Blackhawk Molding Co. Dave Holdener, Nicolet Forest Bottling Co. Scott Hoover, Roaring Spring Bottling Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International Dave Muscato, Nestlé Waters North America Greg Nemec, Premium Waters, Inc. Steve Raupe, Ozarka Water and Coffee Service Chris Saxman, Shenandoah Valley Water Co. Bryan Shinn, Shinn Spring Water Company Robert Smith, Grand Springs Distribution Breck Speed, Mountain Valley Spring Company, LLC Jeffrey Vinyard, Crystal Springs Bottled Water Co. Lynn Wachtmann, Maumee Valley Bottlers, Inc. William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc.
IBWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman, William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc. Stewart Allen, DS Waters Joe Bell, Bell Sales, Inc. Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America Marty Conte, Diamond Springs Water Henry R. Hidell, III, Hidell International Scott Hoover, Roaring Spring Bottling Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International Dave Muscato, Nestlé Waters North America Chris Saxman, Shenandoah Valley Water Co. Breck Speed, Mountain Valley Spring Company, LLC
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Communications Committee Jane Lazgin, Nestlé Waters North America Stephen Tischler, National Testing Laboratories Education Committee Glen Davis, Absopure Water Co., Inc. Bryan Shinn, Shinn Spring Water Company Environmental Sustainability Committee Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America Breck Speed, Mountain Valley Spring Company Government Relations Committee Shayron Barnes-Selby, DS Waters Robert Smith, Grand Springs, Inc. Membership Committee Allen French, Edge Analytical Kelley Goshay, DS Waters State and Regional Associations Committee Joe Cimino, America’s Best Bottling Ross Rosette, H2Oregon Supplier and Convention Committee Brian Grant, Pure Flo Water, Inc. Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International Technical Committee Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical Kevin Mathews, Nestlé Waters North America