AUSTRALIA – Packaging group, tna solutions Pty Ltd has appointed Jonathan Rankin as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the company’s global food packaging and processing operations.
Jonathan re-joined tna in Decemner 2017 as chief sales officer to head-up global sales division and support customers across all tna businesses around the world.
He has over three decades of experience in the food industry held various global management roles at tna from 1993 until 2003.
He is said to be well-versed in the company’s culture, business objectives and portfolio of integrated food processing and packaging solutions.
Before re-joining tna, he served as general manager for food processing specialist Marel, where he was responsible for the successful growth of the company’s Oceania operations.
As head of sales, he was responsible for providing leadership and structure to tna’s rapidly expanding sales team, setting a sales strategy that supports tna’s ambitious growth plans, while ensuring that tna’s business objectives are closely aligned with the needs of its increasingly diverse customer base.
His vast industry expertise, strategic leadership skills and dedication to service excellence will be instrumental in ensuring that tna continues to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
Our growth over the last few years has been incredible. We now operate out of 30 sites and employ over 500 talented people around the world.
It’s a huge step-up from when Nadia and I started the business from our kitchen table.
Over the last 36 years, we’ve added some truly amazing people to our team, gained a fantastic bunch of customers and established ourselves as a global leader on the snack food manufacturing market.Jonathan celebrated some of our most important milestones with us and played an instrumental role in our growth.
Taylor, co-founder and managing director, tna.
We were thrilled when he decided to come back and can’t wait to see just how much further he’ll take the business.
The company last year trippled its production capacity by opening a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Boronia, Australia.
