International Bottled Water Association | NEWS RELEASE | November 6, 2024
Chicago, IL – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has announced its 2024-2025 officers and board of directors. IBWA members elected the association’s leadership today during the 2024 IBWA Annual Business Conference, which is being held in Chicago, from November 4 – 7, 2024.
Doug Hidding, president of Blackhawk Molding (Addison, IL), was elected to serve as chair of the IBWA Board of Directors for 2024-2025. He previously served as vice chair and is also a member of the association’s executive committee. He has been a member of IBWA for more than 40 years.
The IBWA members approved the following slate of officers for 2024-2025:
- Doug Hidding (Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc) – Chair
- Eric DeVanie (Primo Water) – Vice Chair
- Joe Bell (Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc.) – Treasurer
- Hih Song Kim (BlueTriton Brands) – Immediate Past Chair
The following IBWA members were re-elected to the board of directors for a three-year term, expiring in 2027:
- CR Hall (Hall’s Water)
- Bob Hidell (Hidell International)
- Dan Kelly (Polymer Solutions International)
- Lynette MacFee (Oasis International)
- Bill Young (Absopure Water Co., Inc.)
Other IBWA members who currently serve on the board of directors:
- Tanner Hanstein (Eureka Water Company)
- Ryan Heiken (Crystal Clear Bottled Water)
- Brian Hess (Niagara Bottling)
- Henry R. Hidell, III (Hidell International)
- Jillian Olsen (Cherry Ridge Consulting)
- David Redick (Steelhead, Inc.)
- Robert Smith (Grand Springs Distribution)
- Brad Wester (Premium Waters, Inc.)
For more information about IBWA, visit www.bottledwater.org.
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters, including spring, mineral, purified, artesian, and sparkling. Founded in 1958, IBWA’s membership includes U.S. and international bottlers, distributors and suppliers. IBWA is committed to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water as a packaged food product, to set comprehensive and stringent standards for safe, high-quality bottled water products.
In addition to FDA regulations, IBWA member bottlers must adhere to the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, which mandates additional standards and practices that in some cases are more stringent than federal and state regulations. A key feature of the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice is a mandatory annual plant inspection by an independent, third-party organization.
