IBWA Announces 2025-2026 Officers and Board of Directors

IBWA Announces 2025-2026 Officers and Board of Directors

International Bottled Water Association | NEWS RELEASE | October 2, 2025

IBWA Announces 2025-2026 Officers and Board of Directors

Las Vegas, NV - The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has announced its 2025-2026 officers and board of directors. IBWA members elected the association's leadership today during the 2025 IBWA Annual Business Conference, which was held in Las Vegas, from September 29 - October 1, 2025.

Dan Kelly, chief executive officer of Polymer Solutions International (Medford, NJ), was elected to serve as chair of the IBWA Board of Directors for 2025-2026. 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 41 years.

The IBWA members approved the following slate of officers for 2025-2026:

• Dan Kelly (Polymer Solutions International) - Chair
• Tanner Hanstein (Ozarka Water and Coffee) - Vice Chair
• Joe Bell (Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc.) - Treasurer
• Doug Hidding (Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc) - Immediate Past Chair

The following IBWA members were re-elected to the board of directors for a three-year term, expiring in 2028:

• Tanner Hanstein (Ozarka Water and Coffee)
• Ryan Heiken (Crystal Clear Bottled Water)
• Brian Hess (Niagara Bottling)
• Doug Hidding (Blackhawk Molding)
• Hih Song Kim (Primo Brands)
• Robert Smith (Grand Springs Distribution)

IBWA member Mike Glover (Packard Culligan) is new to the board and will serve a three-year term, expiring in 2028.

Other IBWA members who currently serve on the board of directors:

• CR Hall (Hall's Water)
• Bob Hidell (Hidell International)
• Lynette MacFee (Oasis International)
• Jillian Olsen (Cherry Ridge Consulting)
• David Redick (Steelhead, Inc.)
• Brad Wester (Premium Waters, Inc.)
• Bill Young (Absopure Water Co., Inc.)

For more information about IBWA, visit https://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.

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