Peter Blok

“In 1995 I asked Peter to take charge of Walsh Automation's US Division in Princeton NJ. During his time in charge in Princeton, Peter grew the US company in both size and profit to the point where it became a very important contribution to the Walsh Group. In my dealings with Peter, I always found him to be 100% reliable in assessing the needs of clients in our target customers namely, the Life Sciences Industry (Biotech, Finished Dose, API). His strength in accurately estimating Project Costs along with his determined pursuit of revenue, where he demonstrated sound business knowledge at both the client's level and our own. He never needed to be reminded that our company's goal was to be both technically strong and also, profitable. Peter's leadership in finding, selling and implementing Automation Engineering and Validation Projects allowed Walsh Automation to build a sound reputation in the US East Coast from 1995 - 2000. Due to Peter's remarkable personal stamina, combined with his deep technical knowledge, our US Division was always profitable, its engineering personnel grew in competence and stature and clients benefited from well-delivered projects. I always had and have maintained a very high opinion of Peter's work ethic and technical competence.”

“In a short spell at PT, Peter Blok bought an incisive critical and highly professional perspective to the company, challenging at both a micro and a macro level the way the company worked and proposing strong solutions while maintaining short-term objectives. He was a tough but fair leader, demanding a lot but highly supportive of team members, especially when under pressure. I recommend his professionalism and critical strategic and consulting skills highly.”

“Peter and a colleague were contracted to initially help with a pending FDA audit. His project leadership resulted in no audit observations, compared to an earlier audit warning letter. In parallel, Pete gave direction to the manufacturing unit, as well as developing critical background information that led to a reorganization strategy for the company. Throughout the 3-4 months' work, Pete maintained a professional approach to the work. He was very objective in his comments with a high sense of integrity and honesty.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Pete at Celgene 2006-2008. Peter was brought on board to define global supply chain operating principles and establish our international operating framework. Those principles are still in place today and are working very well. Pete brought true expertise to the position, and excelled by recognizing our initial needs, while remaining mindful of future scalability concerns. Pete was particularly talented at bridging theoretical framework with operational rigor. His expertise in systems also played a critical role in our ability to implement solutions. In order to succeed, Pete had to manage explosive organizational growth, geographic expansion and significant time constraints. He was able to build teams and manage deliverables across many functions. He was also receptive to other's ideas and priorities, helping us build a real solution for our company.”

“I have known Peter for almost 20 years working with him at Pfizer and as a Partner at PharmaTeam. Peter is a hard working and talented individual who has a keen business sense, understands how to leverage innovative technology in the manufacturing area and is very knowledgeable in the requirements for regulatory compliance. In addition, Peter has helped companies become more profitable by improving their operations and thus their bottom line. Peter was instrumental in helping to develop strategies, roadmaps, projects plans etc. and successfully implement a number of technologies at Pfizer. This ensured success for the projects and systems I was responsible for at Pfizer during my career in Manufacturing IT. In addition to pharmaceuticals, I have also witnessed Peter successfully manage many consulting engagements with a diverse set of companies including device manufacturers and consumer products.”