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IBWA Announces 2007-2008 Officers, Board Members and Executive Committee
Chris Saxman Elected Chairman of the IBWA Board of Directors
IBWA Convention and Tabletop Trade Show
October 15 - 19, 2007; Las Vegas Hilton; Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today announced its 2007-2008 Officers, Board Members and Executive Committee during the 2007 IBWA Convention and Tabletop Trade Show, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, during October 15-19, 2007.
Chris Saxman was elected to serve as the Chairman of the IBWA Board of Directors for the upcoming 2007 – 2008 term. Saxman represents IBWA member Shenandoah Valley Water Company based in Staunton, VA. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors and served as IBWA Treasurer in 2006 and Vice Chairman in 2007.
IBWA also elected, for the first time, the following IBWA members to the Board of Directors for a three-year term: Philippe Caradec (Great Brands of Europe, Inc.), Marty Conte (Diamond Springs, Inc.), Doug Hidding (Blackhawk Molding Co.), and Lynn Wachtmann (Maumee Valley Bottlers, Inc.)
In addition the following current IBWA Board members were nominated to serve an additional three-year term, which will expire October 2009: Stewart Allen (DS Waters of America, Inc.), Pete Baker (Vermont Pure Springs, Inc.), Scott Hoover (Roaring Spring Bottling), Steve Raupe (Ozarka Water and Coffee Service), Robert Smith (Grand Springs, Inc.), Dimitrios Smyrnios (Nestle Waters North America), Jeff Vinyard (Crystal Springs Bottled Water Co.), and Marcus Wren (Music Mountain Water Co.).
Below is a full of list of the 2007-2008 IBWA Board of Directors, Officers and Executive Committee:
2007-2008 IBWA Officers:
Chris Saxman, Chairman, Shenandoah Valley Water Co.
Dimitrios Smyrnios, Vice Chairman, Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
Marcus Wren, Treasurer, Music Mountain Water Company
Charles McCoy, Immediate Past Chairman, CCDA Waters, LLC
2007-2008 IBWA Board Members:
Stewart Allen, DS Waters of America, Inc.
Peter Baker, Vermont Pure Springs, Inc.
Philippe Caradec, Great Brands of Europe, Inc.
Joseph Cimino, Northern Springs, Inc.
Marty Conte, Diamond Springs, Inc.
Diane Drey, Snow Bird Corporation
Doug Hidding, Blackhawk Molding Co.
Scott Hoover, Roaring Spring Bottling
Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International
Carol Peterson, Allied Purchasing Co.
Steve Raupe, Ozarka Water and Coffee Service
Robert Smith, Grand Springs, Inc.
Jeffrey Vinyard, Crystal Springs Bottled Water Co.
Lynn Watchman, Maumee Valley Bottlers, Inc.
Marcus Wren, III, Music Mountain Water Co.
William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc.
2007-2008 IBWA Executive Committee:
Chris Saxman, Chairman, Shenandoah Valley Water Co.
Stewart Allen, DS Waters of America, LP
Rick Hess, Hess Machine International
Henry R. Hidell, III, Hidell-Eyster International
John LaPides, Snow Valley, Inc.
Charles McCoy, CCDA Waters, LLC
Steve Raupe, Ozarka Water and Coffee Service
Dimitrios Smyrnios, Nestle Waters of North America, Inc.
Mike Verrochi, Blue Hills Spring Water Co., Inc.
Jeffrey Vinyard, Crystal Springs Bottled Water Co.
Marcus Wren, III, Music Mountain Water Co.
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters. 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, and state governments to set stringent standards for safe, high quality bottled water products. Additionally, IBWA requires member bottlers to 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 Model Code of Practice is an annual unannounced plant inspection by an independent, third party organization.
