American Beverage Association: Board of Directors
The American Beverage Association (ABA) has announced the election of new Officers and Members to its Board of Directors.
Members of ABA’s Board of Directors participate in semi-annual meetings that help shape association programs, policies and initiatives. Officers are elected annually.
The Board of Directors voted to elect Bill O’Brien, chief executive officer, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, as its Chair. O’Brien succeeds Matthew Dent, president and chief executive officer, Buffalo Rock Company, who was elected Chair in 2020.
Other Officers of the Association elected include: Kevin Keane, president and CEO, American Beverage, as president; and Ralph Crowley, president and chief executive officer, Polar Beverages, as treasurer.
Those elected to serve an additional term on the Board of Directors were: Ralph D. Crowley, president and chief executive officer, Polar Beverages; Matthew Dent, president and chief executive officer, Buffalo Rock Company; J. Frank Harrison, III, chairman and chief executive officer, Coca-Cola Consolidated; Jennifer Mann, president, North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company; William “Bill” O’Brien, chief executive officer, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling; Andrew Springate, chief marketing and concentrate officer, Keurig Dr Pepper; Todd Squarek, senior vice president and chief sustainability officer, PepsiCo Beverages North America; and Timothy “Tim” Trant, chief executive officer, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.