Ingredient supplier PLT Health Solutions, Inc. announced today that it has named Sharon Peek as technical business manager as part of the company’s global sales team. Before joining PLT, Peek spent seven years in sales, manufacturing, and innovation positions at Innophos Nutrition/Novel Ingredients. She also worked for 15 years in a variety of roles at GNC’s Nutra Manufacturing Division,. Her most recent position at GNC/Nutra was vice president of product development, engineering, and support services. Her career has involved organizational leadership in FDA-regulated industries.
 
In her role at PLT Health Solutions, Peek will focus on supporting PLT customers through their new product development and launch processes via her background in innovation, manufacturing, and operations.
 
Peek’s experience across product innovation, manufacturing, and the regulatory process will strengthen PLT’s ability to act as a commercialization partner for its customers, helping to accelerate time-to-market for its products, Mark Stephens, vice president of PLT Health Solutions, said.
 
“At PLT, our goal is to become an innovation engine from ideation and best-in-class ingredients through the manufacture and launch of successful products,” Stephens said. “Sharon Peek has one of the most unique backgrounds in the industry spanning virtually every phase of consumer product launch. Sharon brings a diverse and meaningful blend of operations, product formulation, business insight, and technical sales to our team. I am looking forward to seeing how she will strengthen our relationships with executive leadership across our major customer portfolio, as well as help to build connections within the marketing departments of our important mass-market partners.”
 
“PLT is one of the most exciting ingredient innovators and suppliers in the business right now,” Peek said. “The company is ideally structured to partner with consumer products companies to launch innovative new products. I’m looking forward to helping them become the go-to company for innovation and commercialization in our industry.”