The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) is entering a new chapter. After a distinguished career, Daniel Pierce is retiring from Antea Group and his role as Executive Director of BIER. We are excited to announce that Erica Pann will become BIER’s Executive Director on October 1, 2024.

A Tribute to Daniel Pierce

Daniel has served as BIER’s Executive Director for the past three years with exceptional dedication and leadership. During his tenure, Daniel has led BIER’s Steering Committee and working groups focused on water, climate, reporting and disclosure, and the Charco Bendito project. Under his leadership, BIER has produced significant publications, including the Water Circularity Playbook, the True Cost of Water Toolkit 3.0, the 2023 Water and Energy Use Benchmarking Study, Water Replenishment Insights, Internal Carbon Pricing – An Implementation Guide for Beverage Companies, and the Water Circularity Good Practices Guide.

Additionally, Daniel has leveraged his 40+ years of professional environmental, health, safety (EHS), and sustainability management experience in industry and consulting to drive BIER’s mission forward. As a senior consultant with the international consultancy Antea Group, Daniel has supported organizations in assessing, prioritizing, and managing their ESG-related business risks and opportunities. His extensive experience translating sustainability aspirations into successful strategies and pragmatic actions has been invaluable to BIER and its members.

After a distinguished career, Daniel is retiring from Antea Group. We wish him all the best in his retirement and thank him for his many years of dedicated service and leadership.

“It has been a privilege to lead BIER and work alongside such a dedicated group of industry leaders committed to environmental sustainability. I am confident that Erica’s passion and expertise will guide BIER to even greater achievements, and I look forward to seeing the continued progress and positive impact of BIER under her leadership.” ~ Daniel Pierce

Welcome Erica Pann

We are thrilled to welcome Erica Pann as the new Executive Director of BIER. Erica brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role as a key practitioner and consultant within Antea Group’s Sustainability Practice. She has also been BIER’s Associate Director where she has demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to environmental sustainability, co-leading BIER’s Water Workstream. Under her leadership, BIER produced the Water Circularity Best Practices Guide,  Water Circularity Playboo, and the True Cost of Water Toolkit 3.0.

With a background in environmental engineering and international studies focused on water resources, Erica has developed strong expertise across a broad range of corporate sustainability disciplines. Her experience includes water stewardship, carbon and climate accounting, corporate reporting and disclosure, sustainability strategy development, as well as climate and water risk analyses. Erica’s work emphasizes integrating sustainability into core business strategies, helping organizations address environmental and climate challenges while enhancing operational resilience and long-term value. Currently pursuing an MBA, she brings a comprehensive understanding of sustainability frameworks and practices, ensuring that sustainability is a key driver of business performance and impact.

Erica’s expertise and passion for environmental sustainability make her the perfect fit to lead BIER into its next chapter. We look forward to her innovative ideas and strategic vision in furthering BIER’s mission which is to bring about positive beverage sector environmental change and inform public policy through engagement with key stakeholders and work focused on business-relevant environmental dimensions including water, energy and climate, beverage container recycling, sustainable agriculture, and eco-system services.

“I am honored and excited to take on the role of Executive Director at BIER. It’s a privilege to build on the strong foundation established by Dan Pierce and those who came before me. I’m eager to continue our collective efforts in driving meaningful progress in environmental sustainability across the beverage industry, working together to create a lasting, positive impact for the future.” ~ Erica Pann

BIER is unique in its collaborative approach of accelerating the process of analysis to the development of sustainable solutions through beverage industry-specific data collection, methodologies, standard setting, and best practice sharing.

Please join us in thanking Daniel for his remarkable contributions and welcoming Erica to her new role as Executive Director of BIER. Together, we will continue to work collaboratively to advance environmental sustainability within the beverage industry.

For more information, please contact Erica Pann, BIER Executive Director
Erica.Pann@anteagroup.us