Committed to quality
Rapid service. Pharma solutions.
Nutra-Med Packaging LLC provides packaging services for the Pharmaceutical, OTC, medical device, diagnostics, and dietary supplement industries in the US and Canada. Our focus is on blister packaging, bottling, specialized kitting, cartoning, and serialization operations for a variety of dosage forms and devices.
One-third of our team is a Quality Control Specialist.
Nutra-Med Packaging has a diverse staff of over 500 team members. Our team brings many years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Quality Assurance, Operations, and Sales.
Our Leadership
Kunal Gupta
Daryl LeSueur
Darin Pellegrino
Remco Van Weeren
Kathleen Tirch
-
Trained by his father and founder of the company, Kunal has worked from the ground up at Nutra-Med, from his first job as a Quality Assurance Inspector, to working on the production line, moving pallets, project management and business development, through overall operations and strategy. Kunal believes in a minimum order of 1 and a turnaround of 1 day, and has built a leadership team that strives to execute on that vision.
Kunal earned his MBA with Honors from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a Bachelor’s in Economics from The Wharton School.
-
Daryl LeSueur joined Nutra-Med Packaging as Chief Operating Officer in June 2023. Daryl has extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging with a successful track record as a pharmaceutical executive. He possesses in-depth knowledge and experience in executing plant start-up, plant closures, operational integrations, lean improvement projects, operational excellence improvement initiatives and KPI enhancement.
Before joining Nutra-Med, Daryl was Vice President and Head of Operations at Sun Pharmaceuticals North America where he was a member of the global senior management team, responsible for both the oral solid dosage facilities in New Jersey and the sterile injectable and photodynamic therapy (PDT) technology facilities located in the greater Boston area. Prior to that he was Vice President and Head of Operations for Taro Pharmaceuticals topicals and liquids site in Ontario Canada, a subsidiary of Sun. During his tenure with Sun, Daryl expanded operations to increase capacity and introduced several initiatives to improve cost competitiveness.
Previous roles include Vice President Manufacturing Operations at Progenitor Cell Therapy, Vice President/General Manager at Teva/Barr Pharmaceuticals, and Vice President Pharmaceutical Production at Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Daryl holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from SUNY Plattsburgh and completed the Harvard Business School Executive Leadership Program (Leadership, Management and Finance).
-
Darin leads Nutra-Med’s financial operations and drives the company’s financial planning agenda. He serves as a strategic partner to the leadership team by ensuring a proper balance of near and long-term decision making while striving to enhance the company’s enterprise value through commercial and operational insight.
Before joining Nutra-Med, Darin worked at Serta Simmons Bedding as their Senior Vice-President of Finance. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer at Enbi Inc. and Studco Building Systems. He has also held senior level finance positions at Monro, Inc., and Danaher Corporation.
Darin is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from State Cloud State University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.
-
Remco van Weeren has over 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical packaging, specializing in business development and commercial relationships. He brings to the Nutra-Med team, both strategic insights as well as deep technical expertise. Remco is responsible for developing and on-boarding new customers, and leading sales and marketing activities.
Remco earned a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Rutgers University in NJ, and a MSc. in Chemical engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
-
Kathleen is an experienced leader with a broad background in Quality, Manufacturing and Packaging for over 30 years. She has extensive managerial and technical expertise in the demanding GMP environments of pharmaceuticals, medical device, and consumer health. With this knowledge she leads her Quality teams to ensure that the products packaged at Nutra-Med meet all the quality standards set forth by both the customer and Nutra-Med. In her journey, excellence in quality has always been her goal.
Having a BS in Biology from Montclair State University, Kathleen has served as a team leader, project leader and chairperson for many successful projects over her career.
Board of Directors
Ron Blaylock
Rishi Verma
Latasha Akoma
Paul Wituschek
Mahesh Gupta
Kunal Gupta
-
Prior to launching GenNx360 Capital Partners, Ronald founded and managed Blaylock & Company, one of the top investment banking firms in the country. The firm underwrote and advised on over $150B in transactions in 2005 alone. Blaylock & Co. participated in transactions for a diverse, blue-chip roster of clients that included AT&T, Boeing, CIT, GE, Google, Time Warner, UPS, and Verizon, among other Fortune 500 companies.
Ronald serves on the boards of numerous corporate and non-profit organizations including CarMax, Pfizer, W.R. Berkley, Inc., Carnegie Hall, and the New York University Board of Trustees. In 1999, Blaylock was voted Capital Raiser of the Year by Corporate Finance Magazine. More recently in 2005, he was named one of the Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street by Black Enterprise Magazine and was also named Man of the Year by the Covenant House for his charity work with that organization.
Ronald earned his M.B.A. in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and his B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University.
Prior to founding the investment banking firm in 1993, he held executive management positions with UBS and CitiGroup.
-
Rishi is a Principal, supporting GenNx360 Capital Partners since August 2007. Rishi has nearly twenty years of industry experience in private equity, investment advisory, and investment analytics including positions at CRISIL and Citicorp. Rishi currently sits on the Board of Appalachian Railcar Services. In addition, Rishi also works closely with the Board and leadership teams of Horsburgh & Scott, CRS Temporary Housing, and GenServe.
Prior to GenNx360, Rishi worked with Genpact in various roles in analytics and transition management. At Genpact, he was awarded the prestigious Platinum Award for his role in setting up the analytics back-office operations for a leading global investment bank.
Rishi received his B.Tech (Honors) in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDM) from IIM Lucknow.
-
Latasha is an Operating Partner at GenNx360 Capital Partners. She brings over 25 years of managerial experience in all aspects of manufacturing, operations, and business strategies. Latasha is a detailed and process-oriented professional with hands-on experience leading safety, quality, cost, and product launches in a lean production environment. She brings strong leadership, management, and technical experience in executing business objectives to achieve operational excellence. Latasha’s focus is driving strong performance, operational efficiencies, and profitability across the GenNx portfolio companies in addition to working with its deal team to identify and evaluate new opportunities.
Most recently, Latasha held several executive leadership positions at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. She joined HDMC as the Director of Operations in 2009, responsible for vehicle assembly and materials management. In 2011, she was promoted to General Manager of Tomahawk Operations where she was responsible for two facilities, implementing a new labor agreement, lean manufacturing, productivity and launching one of Harley-Davidson’s most significant motorcycle launches. Prior to joining Harley-Davidson, Latasha was a Senior Manager of Paint Operations at Chrysler (formerly DaimlerChrysler) where she held a variety of increasing senior leadership positions in operations and general management.
Latasha holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Energy & Robotics from Howard University.
-
Paul Wituschek is one of the most accomplished leaders and entrepreneurs in the global Healthcare and Pharma Services industry. He has served as an Executive and Board Member for leading global brands, ICON Clinical Research, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Penn Pharma / PCI Pharma and Wolters Kluwer Health. During his tenures the companies generated billions in shareholder value and continuous record market cap growth.
In 2019, leveraging his extensive network of global client, investor and industry relationships, Paul founded Expert Insights the leading global Advisory Services Firm and Expert Network supporting investors and companies in Pharma Services. With offices in the U.S. and London, Expert Insights offers a full range of services for its clients including Intelligence, Strategy, Deal Sourcing, Due Diligence, Transformation, Board Advisory and Retained Executive and Board Search. Clients are the worlds leading Private Equity Firms, Institutional Investors and Pharma Services companies.
Paul also serves as Chairman of LifeSci Ventures a global brand of companies providing services, technology solutions and growth capital to Life Sciences and Healthcare companies.
Paul serves on the Board of Directors and as an Advisor to CEOs and Boards at several private and publicly-held companies. He is considered one the world’s leading experts on the Pharma Services industry and has advised investors and companies on hundreds of value-creating deals and exits.
-
Mahesh Gupta founded Nutra-Med in 1999, with a vision to build the highest quality contract packager in the country. He promised customers fast turnaround and personalized service, and promised employees a family-like atmosphere.
Mahesh is a Registered Pharmacist in New Jersey. He received his MBA in Pharmaceutical Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University, MS in Pharmacy from L.M. College of Pharmacy, and BS in Pharmacy from Banaras Hindu University.
-
Trained by his father and founder of the company, Kunal has worked from the ground up at Nutra-Med, from his first job as a Quality Assurance Inspector, to working on the production line, moving pallets, project management and business development, through overall operations and strategy. Kunal believes in a minimum order of 1 and a turnaround of 1 day, and has built a leadership team that strives to execute on that vision.
Kunal earned his MBA with Honors from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a Bachelor’s in Economics from The Wharton School.
Our Facilities
80 Pallet 2°C to 8°C Cold Chain Storage
+
29 Temperature Controlled Packaging Suites
+
11 Blister Packaging Lines
+
10 High-Speed Bottling Lines
+
8 Cartoning Lines
+
Cold Chain Controlled Substance Cage
80 Pallet 2°C to 8°C Cold Chain Storage + 29 Temperature Controlled Packaging Suites + 11 Blister Packaging Lines + 10 High-Speed Bottling Lines + 8 Cartoning Lines + Cold Chain Controlled Substance Cage
Best-in-class production facilities
cGMP COMPLIANCE
Nutra-Med's facility is registered with the FDA, DEA, and NJ State Health Dept. and is in compliance with cGMP, FDA, and DEA regulations. Nutra-Med's internal detailed SOP's are in place to ensure the quality of the products we package. We are proud of our SOP's and our customers appreciate them too.
VALIDATION
All of our packaging machines are validated and qualified (IQ, OQ & PQ). Nutra-Med works with its customers to prepare and execute custom validation protocols for new packaging processes. Nutra-Med also routinely partners with its customers to perform cleaning validations and verifications.
QUALITY
Our quality group receives the most current industry standards training and strives to build a culture that emphasizes quality at Nutra-Med. All production and packaging-related activities are monitored and approved by our Quality Assurance department.
FACILITY
Our production facilities are FDA registered, cGMP compliant, and licensed for DEA schedule III-V and L1 Chemical. The total facility footprint is 215,000 sqft, with 50,000 sqft in production facilities, 123,000 sq ft in finished good, bulk, and component warehousing, and an 80 pallet location coldchain 2 ℃ to 8 ℃ refrigerator.