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We are excited to share that Bernard Birkett, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, has been recognized as a 2020 CFO of the Year Award Winner by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The CFO of the Year Awards honor CFOs in Greater Philadelphia who have shown outstanding performance in their role as corporate financial stewards. The nominees were evaluated by an independent panel of judges who examined their financial management, strategic thinking and overall contribution to their company’s reputation.
Bernard received this award in recognition of his senior leadership ability and strategic thinking cultivated over more than 25 years in Finance and Corporate Accounting roles in the manufacturing and medical device industries. Since Bernard joined the West team nearly two years ago, he has worked tirelessly to greatly strengthen our financial position, which has resulted in West’s stock price more than doubling (as of May 2020) and our recent addition to the S&P 500.
During his time at West, Bernard has inspired his teams to think innovatively and excel in an agile business environment. One of his proudest accomplishments was improving the diversity of his Finance leadership team, which helped to yield improved performance. Additionally, Bernard helped to drive West’s initiative to donate $1 million to organizations that need our support during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the American Red Cross and Philabundance.
“I am honored to be recognized among this group of distinguished financial leaders,” said Bernard Birkett, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. “I am looking forward to continuing to make a difference at West, to better serve our team members, customers and patients.”
Prior to joining West, Bernard served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of disposable medical devices. Bernard is a Qualified Accountant with a business degree from the National University of Ireland Galway and a master’s degree in banking and finance from Smurfit Business School Dublin. He has completed a program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business in Strategic Leadership for CFOs.
We want to wish Bernard a warm congratulations on this remarkable achievement. Bernard will be recognized at a virtual ceremony on July 30, 2020 and will be featured in a special section of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Please click here to read the full announcement from the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Join West’s Graham Reynolds as he presents the keynote at Pharmapack North America. Graham will present, “<em><strong>Understanding the regulations and safety concerns surrounding injectables to overcome inherent design challenges” </strong>on </em>Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:50 pm. The conference will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA on May 22-23.
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span>In <a href="/blog/2017/may/part-1-packaging-supplier-reg-sup-for-med-products">Part 1</a> of this series, we discussed the primary questions to consider when evaluating potential regulatory support from a packaging component supplier. Beginning with this post, we’ll start to look into each of these questions in more detail.</span></p>
Modern biopharmaceutical drug molecules are often complex protein structures that need to maintain the molecular structure in order to convey full potency. With biologics, any alteration of the 3-D structure could lead to loss of activity or even to immunogenic reactions in the patient. Proteins can be disrupted by interactions with the container closure or with leachables. West FluroTec® lamination was chosen for NovaPure® plungers to reduce the interaction between the drug product and elastomer material. This includes less adsorption to the plunger surface as well as reduction of the leachables profile of the plunger, helping to maintain the stability of complex molecules.
Quality. Technology. Trends in manufacturing. Injection systems. Primary containers. Global market trends. What does each of these areas have in common? Over the past decade tremendous progress has been made in drug delivery, but challenges continue.
<p><strong>Trend #1 – Particulate, particulate, particulate</strong></p><p>This industry buzzword of the last few years is not going anywhere in 2015. Particulate reduction will continue to be the area of focus for all container closure systems, including the traditional vial/stopper/seal combination. For glass and elastomer manufacturers, the emphasis will be on reducing foreign material in the manufacturing process through enhanced gowning and environmental controls, elimination of sources of cellulose, equipment maintenance, and placing increased pressure on their raw material suppliers. Pharmaceutical companies will need to evaluate if older components will meet the modern particulate requirements of the market.</p>
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