IBWA
International Bottled Water Association
CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTARY GREATER THAN OUR PARTS
OFFICERS Chairman Bryan Shinn, Shinn Spring Water Company Vice Chairman Joe Bell, Aqua Filter Fresh Treasurer Shayron Barnes-Selby, DS Services
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
This issue of Bottled Water Reporter marks the halfway point of my tenure as IBWA chairman. During my General Session speech last November at IBWA’s annual conference, I mentioned my intentions to work with members to review IBWA’s mission and purpose to help shape the association for years to come. It’s a heavy task, and, to be successful, all members—large, medium, and small—must play a role. Since that speech, analysis of IBWA’s operations has made it crystal clear that we cannot underestimate the valuable role each member plays in this association. Our unique membership roster includes not only companies of varying sizes but also bottlers, suppliers, and distributors—and each comes to the association with its own set of issues and concerns. That’s normal for any association. But what all IBWA members have in common is a true commitment to produce a healthy bottled water product that is safe, reliable, and convenient. For IBWA—for us—to achieve our mission of championing bottled water as the best choice for healthy hydration, we need to focus on that commitment and tackle industry issues together. So far in 2015, we’ve accomplished a lot. We’ve testified before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the importance of including more references to water consumption in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, and we’ve encouraged the HHS and USDA to include a water image on the MyPlate food nutrition icon. Many of us have traveled to Capitol Hill to discuss with members of Congress the federal issues important to our industry, including restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA), food safety funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and actions by the National Park Service to ban the sale of bottled water. (We’re heading to Capitol Hill again on June 3, during IBWA’s June Board of Directors and Committee meetings, June 1-4 in Alexandria, Virgina. Join us!) We’ve also opposed any tax on bottled water at the state level, and we’ve continued to correct the record when news outlets publish misleading or inaccurate articles about bottled water in print and on social media. How can we keep this momentum going and continue to shape the perception of the bottled water industry? By presenting a united front. I challenge all members—small, medium, and large—to get more involved in your association. Come to meetings, participate, choose to help IBWA promote and defend the bottled water industry. We still have work to do.
Shayron Barnes-Selby, DS Services Joe Bell, Aqua Filter Fresh Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical Brian Grant, Pure Flo Water, Inc. Brian Hess, Niagara Bottling LLC Doug Hidding, Blackhawk Molding Co. Scott Hoover, Roaring Spring Bottling Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International Greg Nemec, Premium Waters, Inc. Heidi Paul, Nestlé Waters North America Bryan Shinn, Shinn Spring Water Company Robert Smith, Grand Springs Distribution Lynn Wachtmann, Maumee Valley Bottlers, Inc. William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc.
IBWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman, Bryan Shinn, Shinn Spring Water Company Shayron Barnes-Selby, DS Services Joe Bell, Aqua Filter Fresh Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America Tom Harrington, DS Services Henry R. Hidell, III, Hidell International Scott Hoover, Roaring Spring Bottling Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International Heidi Paul, Nestlé Waters North America Breck Speed, Green System Distribution William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Communications Committee Damon Grant, Pure Flo Water, Inc. Jane Lazgin, Nestlé Waters North America Education Committee Glen Davis, Absopure Water Co., Inc. Douglas R. Hupe, Aqua Filter Fresh Environmental Sustainability Committee Philippe Caradec, Danone Waters of America Jeff Davis, Blackhawk Molding Co. Government Relations Committee Shayron Barnes-Selby, DS Services Gene Belcher, Grand Springs Distribution Membership Committee Marge Eggie, Polymer Solutions International Kelley Goshay, DS Services State and Regional Associations Committee Joe Cimino, ChoiceH2O 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
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