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Thilange\" \n loading=\"lazy\"\n style=\"aspect-ratio: 5\/5; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n >\n <div style=\"font-size: 0.75rem; text-align: center; margin-top: 0.75rem; color: #7e8c9e;\">\n \ud83d\udccd Nairobi, Kenya | Global Pharma Engineering\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"content-col\">\n <h2>Eng. Acquilino Thilange<\/h2>\n <div class=\"subhead\">Senior Executive Consultant \u2014 Pharma \u00b7 GMP \u00b7 Process Engineering<\/div>\n \n \n <div class=\"summary-text\">\n <strong>27+ years<\/strong> pharmaceutical leadership | Ex-GSK Head of Quality & Compliance | Global consultant for <strong>Pfizer-BioNTech, GIZ, COMESA, UNFPA, BioVax<\/strong> and SADC WHO prequalification projects.\n <\/div>\n\n \n <ul class=\"expertise-list\">\n <li>GMP \/ GDP<\/li>\n <li>Process Validation<\/li>\n <li>WHO Prequalification<\/li>\n <li>ISO\/IEC 17025<\/li>\n <li>FDA Standards<\/li>\n <li>Contamination Control<\/li>\n <li>QMS \/ IMS<\/li>\n <li>Equipment Qualification<\/li>\n <li>CSV \u00b7 GAMP 5<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n \n <div class=\"fact-grid\">\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\u2699\ufe0f<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">BSc Chemical & Process Engineering <small>MBA (Strategic Management)<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83d\udcdc<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Registered Professional Engineer <small>Engineers Board of Kenya<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Corporate Member IEK <small>Institution of Engineers of Kenya<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83c\udf0d<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Secretary General KiCHE <small>ISPE Member<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83d\udcca<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Former Director @ EPHRA <small>Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\u2705<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Certification support: FSMS, OHS, EMS, IMS, QMS <small>Pharma \u00b7 Cosmetics \u00b7 Food<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-container\">\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83d\udccc 1. Career & Leadership Background<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>GlaxoSmithKline (1998\u20132015)<\/strong> \u2013 Held senior roles including <strong>Head of Quality and Compliance<\/strong> and <strong>Head of Technical<\/strong>, driving GMP excellence, process improvement, and operational strategy across manufacturing sites. Over 27 years of expertise in pharmaceutical production systems, new product development, continuous improvement, and validation processes.<\/p>\n <p>Eng. Thilange\u2019s engineering foundation (Chemical & Process Engineering) combined with an MBA in Strategic Management enabled end-to-end leadership in quality systems, regulatory inspections, and cross-functional manufacturing operations.<\/p>\n <div class=\"inline-badge-list\">\n <span>\u2714 Process Optimisation<\/span>\n <span>\u2714 Quality by Design<\/span>\n <span>\u2714 CAPA Systems<\/span>\n <span>\u2714 Audit Readiness<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83c\udf0d 2. Global Consulting & COMESA Leadership<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n <p>Trusted advisor for leading organizations: <strong>Pfizer-BioNTech (Rwanda), GIZ, COMESA, BioVax, UNFPA, Yash Life Sciences (Zambia), Kingphar Zambia, Pharmanova Zambia, CPT Pharma (SA), BAT, Pwani Oil Products, Piston Medical, World Plastic, Bahati Agro-processors, and Generic Manufacturing<\/strong>. International assignments with GIZ and the EU supporting SADC countries to achieve WHO prequalification.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Lead Consultant for COMESA<\/strong> \u2013 Conducted GMP and ISO\/IEC 17025 assessments across 21 Member States and developed capacity-building frameworks for national quality control laboratories. Instrumental in harmonizing regulatory standards and lab competence across the region.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83e\uddec 3. Current Role & Regulatory Expertise<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n \n <div class=\"cert-badge\">\n \ud83e\uddeb <strong>Current Lead Role:<\/strong> GMP Expert & Process Engineer Consultant @ BioVax Institute \u2014 supporting Kenya\u2019s vaccine fill\u2011and\u2011finish facility with design reviews, equipment qualification, and contamination control strategy development.\n <\/div>\n <p>Eng. Thilange bridges international requirements with local implementation: <strong>design review, VMPs, cleaning validation, continued process verification (CPV)<\/strong>. Aligns with WHO TRS, EU GMP, PIC\/S, ISO 9001, ICH Q8\u2013Q12, GAMP 5, and ALCOA+ data integrity principles.<\/p>\n <p>Cross-sector experience includes pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food, delivering strategic and technical support to achieve compliance and quality excellence.<\/p>\n <div class=\"inline-badge-list\">\n <span>\ud83d\udd2c Contamination Control Strategy<\/span>\n <span>\u2699\ufe0f Equipment Qualification<\/span>\n <span>\ud83d\udccb Validation Master Plans<\/span>\n <span>\ud83d\udcc8 CPV \/ Continued Verification<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83d\udcdc 4. Affiliations, Certifications & Standards<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>Registered Professional Engineer<\/strong> (Engineers Board of Kenya) | <strong>Corporate Member<\/strong> \u2013 Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).<br>\n <strong>Secretary General<\/strong> \u2013 Kenya Institute of Chemical Engineers (KiCHE) | <strong>Member<\/strong> \u2013 International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).<\/p>\n <p>Supports certification in <strong>FSMS, OHS, EMS, IMS, QMS<\/strong> and related international standards. Expertise spans business process optimization, FDA standards, ISO 9001\/17025, and validation lifecycle management.<\/p>\n <p>Previously served as a Director at the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPHRA) contributing to strategic governance and regulatory oversight.<\/p>\n <div class=\"soft-divider\" style=\"margin: 0.6rem 0;\"><\/div>\n <p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 0.9rem;\">\u2714 Production systems \u00b7 Manufacturing operations \u00b7 NPD \u00b7 Continuous improvement \u00b7 Validation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <div style=\"margin-top: 0.8rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #5a6e7c; text-align: left; border-top: 1px solid #ecf3f9; padding-top: 0.8rem;\">\n \ud83c\udfc5 Strategic technical support for Africa\u2019s pharmaceutical future \u2014 Global regulatory & compliance excellence\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script>\n (function() {\n const accordionItems = document.querySelectorAll('.accordion-item');\n \n function toggleAccordion(item) {\n const isActive = item.classList.contains('active');\n \/\/ Close all accordions (optional: if you want only one open at a time, uncomment next lines)\n \/\/ but to allow multiple open (user preference) we just toggle current.\n \/\/ The requirement says \"4 accordions style to minimize scrolling\" - multiple open is fine.\n \/\/ We will just toggle the clicked one.\n if (isActive) {\n item.classList.remove('active');\n } else {\n item.classList.add('active');\n }\n }\n \n accordionItems.forEach(item => {\n const header = item.querySelector('.accordion-header');\n if (header) {\n header.addEventListener('click', (e) => {\n e.stopPropagation();\n toggleAccordion(item);\n });\n }\n });\n \n \/\/ Option: keep first accordion open by default for better initial readability (shows background without forcing scroll)\n if (accordionItems.length > 0 && !accordionItems[0].classList.contains('active')) {\n accordionItems[0].classList.add('active');\n }\n })();\n<\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n <ul>\n\t\t\t <\/ul>\n <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eng. 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The original design had the greenish badge for BioVax.\n I will keep that exact visual inside the \"Current Leadership & Expertise\" accordion. \n Also we keep the soft divider and final text minimal. *\/\n .cert-badge {\n background: #eef6ff;\n border-left: 4px solid #0052cc;\n padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;\n margin: 0.8rem 0 0.5rem;\n border-radius: 12px;\n font-size: 0.9rem;\n font-weight: 500;\n color: #0c4e6e;\n }\n\n .soft-divider {\n height: 1px;\n background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e2e8f0 0%, #cbd5e1 50%, #e2e8f0 100%);\n margin: 1rem 0;\n }\n\n \/* ========== RESPONSIVE ========== *\/\n @media (max-width: 900px) {\n .consultant-section {\n padding: 2rem 1.5rem;\n }\n .two-columns {\n grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n gap: 2rem;\n }\n .image-col img {\n max-width: 80%;\n margin: 0 auto;\n border-radius: 1rem;\n }\n .content-col h2 {\n font-size: 1.8rem;\n }\n .accordion-item.active .accordion-content {\n max-height: 700px;\n }\n }\n\n @media (max-width: 640px) {\n .consultant-section {\n padding: 1.5rem 1rem;\n }\n .image-col img {\n max-width: 100%;\n }\n .fact-grid {\n grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n gap: 0.8rem;\n }\n .expertise-list li {\n font-size: 0.75rem;\n }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"consultant-section\">\n <div class=\"two-columns\">\n \n <div class=\"image-col\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" \n src=\"https:\/\/udqs.co.ke\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eng.-Thilange-Photo.png\" \n alt=\"Senior Pharmaceutical Consultant - Eng. Thilange\" \n loading=\"lazy\"\n style=\"aspect-ratio: 5\/5; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n >\n <div style=\"font-size: 0.75rem; text-align: center; margin-top: 0.75rem; color: #7e8c9e;\">\n \ud83d\udccd Nairobi, Kenya | Global Pharma Engineering\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"content-col\">\n <h2>Eng. Acquilino Thilange<\/h2>\n <div class=\"subhead\">Senior Executive Consultant \u2014 Pharma \u00b7 GMP \u00b7 Process Engineering<\/div>\n \n \n <div class=\"summary-text\">\n <strong>27+ years<\/strong> pharmaceutical leadership | Ex-GSK Head of Quality & Compliance | Global consultant for <strong>Pfizer-BioNTech, GIZ, COMESA, UNFPA, BioVax<\/strong> and SADC WHO prequalification projects.\n <\/div>\n\n \n <ul class=\"expertise-list\">\n <li>GMP \/ GDP<\/li>\n <li>Process Validation<\/li>\n <li>WHO Prequalification<\/li>\n <li>ISO\/IEC 17025<\/li>\n <li>FDA Standards<\/li>\n <li>Contamination Control<\/li>\n <li>QMS \/ IMS<\/li>\n <li>Equipment Qualification<\/li>\n <li>CSV \u00b7 GAMP 5<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n \n <div class=\"fact-grid\">\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\u2699\ufe0f<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">BSc Chemical & Process Engineering <small>MBA (Strategic Management)<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83d\udcdc<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Registered Professional Engineer <small>Engineers Board of Kenya<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Corporate Member IEK <small>Institution of Engineers of Kenya<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83c\udf0d<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Secretary General KiCHE <small>ISPE Member<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\ud83d\udcca<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Former Director @ EPHRA <small>Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fact-item\">\n <span class=\"fact-icon\">\u2705<\/span>\n <span class=\"fact-text\">Certification support: FSMS, OHS, EMS, IMS, QMS <small>Pharma \u00b7 Cosmetics \u00b7 Food<\/small><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-container\">\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83d\udccc 1. Career & Leadership Background<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>GlaxoSmithKline (1998\u20132015)<\/strong> \u2013 Held senior roles including <strong>Head of Quality and Compliance<\/strong> and <strong>Head of Technical<\/strong>, driving GMP excellence, process improvement, and operational strategy across manufacturing sites. Over 27 years of expertise in pharmaceutical production systems, new product development, continuous improvement, and validation processes.<\/p>\n <p>Eng. Thilange\u2019s engineering foundation (Chemical & Process Engineering) combined with an MBA in Strategic Management enabled end-to-end leadership in quality systems, regulatory inspections, and cross-functional manufacturing operations.<\/p>\n <div class=\"inline-badge-list\">\n <span>\u2714 Process Optimisation<\/span>\n <span>\u2714 Quality by Design<\/span>\n <span>\u2714 CAPA Systems<\/span>\n <span>\u2714 Audit Readiness<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83c\udf0d 2. Global Consulting & COMESA Leadership<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n <p>Trusted advisor for leading organizations: <strong>Pfizer-BioNTech (Rwanda), GIZ, COMESA, BioVax, UNFPA, Yash Life Sciences (Zambia), Kingphar Zambia, Pharmanova Zambia, CPT Pharma (SA), BAT, Pwani Oil Products, Piston Medical, World Plastic, Bahati Agro-processors, and Generic Manufacturing<\/strong>. International assignments with GIZ and the EU supporting SADC countries to achieve WHO prequalification.<\/p>\n <p><strong>Lead Consultant for COMESA<\/strong> \u2013 Conducted GMP and ISO\/IEC 17025 assessments across 21 Member States and developed capacity-building frameworks for national quality control laboratories. Instrumental in harmonizing regulatory standards and lab competence across the region.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83e\uddec 3. Current Role & Regulatory Expertise<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n \n <div class=\"cert-badge\">\n \ud83e\uddeb <strong>Current Lead Role:<\/strong> GMP Expert & Process Engineer Consultant @ BioVax Institute \u2014 supporting Kenya\u2019s vaccine fill\u2011and\u2011finish facility with design reviews, equipment qualification, and contamination control strategy development.\n <\/div>\n <p>Eng. Thilange bridges international requirements with local implementation: <strong>design review, VMPs, cleaning validation, continued process verification (CPV)<\/strong>. Aligns with WHO TRS, EU GMP, PIC\/S, ISO 9001, ICH Q8\u2013Q12, GAMP 5, and ALCOA+ data integrity principles.<\/p>\n <p>Cross-sector experience includes pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food, delivering strategic and technical support to achieve compliance and quality excellence.<\/p>\n <div class=\"inline-badge-list\">\n <span>\ud83d\udd2c Contamination Control Strategy<\/span>\n <span>\u2699\ufe0f Equipment Qualification<\/span>\n <span>\ud83d\udccb Validation Master Plans<\/span>\n <span>\ud83d\udcc8 CPV \/ Continued Verification<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n <div class=\"accordion-header\">\n <span>\ud83d\udcdc 4. Affiliations, Certifications & Standards<\/span>\n <span class=\"accordion-icon\">\u25bc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>Registered Professional Engineer<\/strong> (Engineers Board of Kenya) | <strong>Corporate Member<\/strong> \u2013 Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).<br>\n <strong>Secretary General<\/strong> \u2013 Kenya Institute of Chemical Engineers (KiCHE) | <strong>Member<\/strong> \u2013 International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).<\/p>\n <p>Supports certification in <strong>FSMS, OHS, EMS, IMS, QMS<\/strong> and related international standards. Expertise spans business process optimization, FDA standards, ISO 9001\/17025, and validation lifecycle management.<\/p>\n <p>Previously served as a Director at the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPHRA) contributing to strategic governance and regulatory oversight.<\/p>\n <div class=\"soft-divider\" style=\"margin: 0.6rem 0;\"><\/div>\n <p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 0.9rem;\">\u2714 Production systems \u00b7 Manufacturing operations \u00b7 NPD \u00b7 Continuous improvement \u00b7 Validation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <div style=\"margin-top: 0.8rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #5a6e7c; text-align: left; border-top: 1px solid #ecf3f9; padding-top: 0.8rem;\">\n \ud83c\udfc5 Strategic technical support for Africa\u2019s pharmaceutical future \u2014 Global regulatory & compliance excellence\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script>\n (function() {\n const accordionItems = document.querySelectorAll('.accordion-item');\n \n function toggleAccordion(item) {\n const isActive = item.classList.contains('active');\n \/\/ Close all accordions (optional: if you want only one open at a time, uncomment next lines)\n \/\/ but to allow multiple open (user preference) we just toggle current.\n \/\/ The requirement says \"4 accordions style to minimize scrolling\" - multiple open is fine.\n \/\/ We will just toggle the clicked one.\n if (isActive) {\n item.classList.remove('active');\n } else {\n item.classList.add('active');\n }\n }\n \n accordionItems.forEach(item => {\n const header = item.querySelector('.accordion-header');\n if (header) {\n header.addEventListener('click', (e) => {\n e.stopPropagation();\n toggleAccordion(item);\n });\n }\n });\n \n \/\/ Option: keep first accordion open by default for better initial readability (shows background without forcing scroll)\n if (accordionItems.length > 0 && !accordionItems[0].classList.contains('active')) {\n accordionItems[0].classList.add('active');\n }\n })();\n<\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n <ul>\n\t\t\t <\/ul>\n <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eng. Thilange | Senior Executive Consultant \u2013 Accordion Bio \ud83d\udccd Nairobi, Kenya | Global Pharma Engineering Eng. Acquilino Thilange Senior Executive Consultant \u2014 Pharma \u00b7 GMP \u00b7 Process Engineering 27+ years pharmaceutical leadership | Ex-GSK Head of Quality & Compliance | Global consultant for Pfizer-BioNTech, GIZ, COMESA, UNFPA, BioVax and SADC WHO prequalification projects. 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