Michael Ruck

Michael Ruck is an accomplished senior executive and board member with more than 30 years of success including international high profile leadership roles within the Bio & Life-Sciences, and Glass-Technology industry across Germany, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, and now Ireland. 

Michael’s broad expertise, accrued through multiple senior positions within industry, includes a extensive knowledge of information technology strategy, governance, global operations in supply chain, manufacturing, quality & compliance management, shared services, and business process improvement. 

Leadership positions:

• ELIQUENT Life Sciences – Partner & Principal Executive Consultant, IT/CSV/GAMP/Data Integrity/Supply Chain/Operations (2021-Present)
• Johnson & Johnson – Global Head, Sr. Director, Technologies (2018-2020)
• Janssen (J&J) – Global Head, Technology Strategy & Operations. (2017-2018)
• Janssen (J&J) – WW VP, IT JSC Manufacturing, Sourcing, Tech Ops (2012-2016)

Extensive experience:

• IT strategy, Governance & Compliance.
• Global operations in supply chain, manufacturing, quality, shared services, and business process improvement. 
• Transformational missions in both optimization of performance & growth of operating margins.
• Risk Management and Change/Transformation management.

Areas of responsibility include:

• Design & delivery of the Technology Strategy
• Digital Roadmap – Design & deliverables incl. Data Architecture & supporting systems.
• Computer System Validation & Assurance (cGxP: US FDA 21 CFR p11; EU Annex 11), Data Integrity (“ALCOA+”)
• Due Diligence assessments, Audits, mitigation/remediation planning & execution.
• Digitalisation organisation/governance & compliance.
• Planning (RfI, RfP, RfQ) of ERP, MES, Historian, LIMS, WMS, PAT, DCS, SCADA for plants, labs, warehouses.
• Assessments & Audits in relation to Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality Management, OT & IT performance.
• Interim Operations, Organizational Change, Program & Project Management.

Education / Association:

• Michael has earned Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (IT/Computer Sciences) from the University of Applied Sciences, Pforzheim, Germany, and an LLM with Merit in Information Technology Law from the University of Edinburgh Law School.
• Michael has a Diploma in General Management (Executive Program). Additionally, Michael is certified in Process Excellence/Six Sigma (Green Belt) and Computer System Validation (GAMP4).
• Keynote speaker at international Bio-/Life-Sciences industry conferences, and a Visiting lecturer at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. 
• Michael’s is also fluent in both English and German.