Hany Salama
Chief Executive Officer
About Us
Pharma Rigor. Consumer Agility. Complete Service.
We deliver integrated packaging services to Life Sciences and Consumer Health partners with quality, flexibility and speed across a full range of formats and dose forms from three modern packaging facilities located in the USA.
We support the broadest set of packaging technologies with deep expertise in new product launches, branded blockbuster drugs, rare and specialty products, generic medicines and consumer health brands.
We work with some of the world’s biggest biopharma companies, hundreds of smaller innovators, leading consumer brands, global generic leaders and CDMOs of all shapes and sizes for complete end-to-end customer solutions.
We pride ourselves on our Organizational Bias to Yes when meeting our customers’ challenges with rigorous and agile services, delivered with a complete service commitment.
We deliver comprehensive and integrated packaging services with rigor, quality, flexibility and speed, so that our life science and consumer health customers can bring their diverse products to patients with confidence.
Nutra-Med Packaging’s culture is built around an organizational bias towards yes. We look for realistic and compliant ways to solve customer challenges, as opposed to finding reasons we can’t meet the objective.
Founded in 1999 in New Jersey, USA, Nutra-Med Packaging has strategically grown into a leading provider of complete packaging solutions to the pharmaceutical and consumer product industries. With three modern facilities comprising over 300,000 ft2 (27,871 m2) of capacity, our 700+ employees packaged over 200 million units in 2025. Nutra-Med Packaging is privately held in partnership with GenNx360 Capital Partners.
Our business was built upon a foundation of three critical elements:
Our highly trained staff follow robust quality systems to package over 200 million units of life science product with a substantiated defect rate among the industry’s lowest. We have a demonstrated track record of success passing regulatory audits, including PAIs.
Our three modern New Jersey facilities boast over 300,000 ft2 (27,871 m2) of efficient capacity with 38 packaging suites, 15,000+ pallet positions, DEA schedule drug (III-V) storage, List I DEA chemicals storage capabilities (eCFR Part 1309) and in-house cold chain capabilities.
We employ over 700 experienced and highly trained packaging professionals that put our mission and customers first.
Company Founded by Mahesh Gupta, R.Ph. with a focus on consumer health product packaging in Rockaway, NJ
Broadened packaging services to prescription pharmaceutical products
Relocated to larger modern facility in Whippany, NJ
Became one of the earliest in the industry to deploy unit level serialization to comply with DSCSA
Added second modern packaging facility, more than doubling the workforce in East Hannover, NJ
Acquired by GenNx360 Capital Partners in a strategic move for continued growth and value creation within the life science sector
Acquired St. Louis based Legacy Pharma Solutions forming one of the largest contract packagers in the North American life sciences industry
Added new state-of-the-art temperature-controlled warehouse for global warehouse and distribution operations
Hany Salama appointed CEO
OUR FOUNDATION
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President, Human Resources
Vice President of Quality Assurance
Chief Revenue Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Hany Salama is a global life sciences executive with more than 25 years of experience in commercialization, operations, supply chain, and growth across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, OTC, and consumer health industries. As CEO of Nutra-Med Packaging, he is transforming the company into a trusted commercialization and packaging partner, helping healthcare innovators accelerate product launches, strengthen supply reliability, and expand patient access. Previously, Hany led multibillion-dollar businesses at McKesson and Johnson & Johnson, bringing thousands of healthcare products to market and serving millions of patients worldwide. He is a people-first leader focused on operational excellence, innovation, and building high-performing teams and lasting partnerships. Hany holds an MBA from Seton Hall University and engineering degrees from Illinois Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology.
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Rayner is a seasoned operations executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in the contract packaging and manufacturing industry. As Chief Operating Officer, he leads high-volume manufacturing and packaging operations with a focus on safety, operational excellence, quality, and customer service. His expertise spans production, engineering, supply chain, procurement, warehousing, distribution, capital investment, and P&L management. Matt leverages data-driven decision making, lean principles, and continuous improvement to increase productivity, reduce costs, and drive sustainable performance. A passionate people leader, he is committed to building high-performing teams, developing future leaders, and fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Vice President, Human Resources
Anmarie Wheeldon is an accomplished Human Resources executive with more than 20 years of experience developing talent strategies, strengthening organizations, and building high-performing teams. As Vice President of Human Resources at Nutra-Med Packaging, she serves as a strategic partner across multiple pharmaceutical manufacturing sites and a workforce of more than 500 employees. Her expertise spans talent management, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, performance management, compensation, workforce planning, and employee relations. Known for her collaborative, solutions-oriented approach, Anmarie helps translate business priorities into effective people strategies that strengthen leadership, support growth and transformation, and drive organizational excellence.
Vice President of Quality Assurance
Kathleen Tirch is an accomplished Quality Assurance executive with more than 35 years of experience leading quality, compliance, and operational excellence across the pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer health, dietary supplement, and contract packaging industries. As Vice President of Quality Assurance at Nutra-Med Packaging, she provides strategic leadership for quality systems and regulatory compliance across a broad portfolio of highly regulated products and contract packaging operations. Her expertise spans GMP compliance, quality systems, validation, audits and inspections, product commercialization, and customer and supplier partnerships. Throughout her career, Kathleen has held progressive quality leadership roles with organizations including Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Baxter, and other leading healthcare companies. Known for her sound judgment, collaborative leadership, and commitment to developing high-performing teams, she believes strong quality organizations are essential to customer confidence, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth. Kathleen holds a B.S. in Biology from Montclair State College.
Chief Revenue Officer
Christopher Blanton is a growth-oriented commercial executive with more than 25 years of experience driving revenue growth, customer strategy, and operational performance across pharmaceutical services, medical device, and advanced manufacturing industries. As Chief Revenue Officer at Nutra-Med Packaging, he leads Business Development, Project Management, Account Management, Pricing, and Estimating, with a focus on expanding customer relationships, growing service offerings, and creating sustainable revenue growth. Previously, Christopher held senior leadership roles at Catalent Pharma Solutions, PCI Pharma Services, Olympus Surgical Technologies, and CareFusion, where he led commercial strategy, operational transformation, and business growth across complex, highly regulated environments. Known for connecting market opportunity with disciplined execution, Christopher brings a strong track record of building scalable commercial platforms, expanding capabilities, and delivering customer and business value. He holds an MBA from North Carolina State University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Citadel.
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin St. Germaine is a seasoned financial and operational executive with more than 25 years of experience leading manufacturing companies across the medical device, semiconductor, and industrial sectors. As Chief Financial Officer at Nutra-Med Packaging, he brings a strong track record of financial transformation, operational improvement, business turnarounds, and strategic growth. Most recently, Kevin served as CFO of Velocity Medtech, where he helped transform the business through operational efficiency, talent engagement, capital deployment, and commercial execution, while playing a key role in its successful sale. Previously, he held CFO leadership roles with R&D Altanova, Prince International Corporation, and Sandy Alexander, as well as senior financial positions at Honeywell. Kevin holds an MBA in Finance and General Management from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran.
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