As co-founder and director of leading food processing and packaging solutions provider, tna Solutions Pty Ltd., Nadia Taylor is actively engaged in the strategic development and operations of the business. With more than 40 years of experience in the snack food industry, in her role as director of tna, Taylor is responsible for business development and the management of tna’s growing global customer relationship program. After migrating to Australia from Egypt in the 1960s, Taylor founded tna with her husband & business partner, Alf Taylor in 1982. Starting out as a dream from her kitchen at home, Taylor’s drive and determination were instrumental in developing tna from a packaging pioneer, into a highly successful global business with over 30 sales & support offices around the world and more than 14,000 systems installed in over 120 countries.
In 1992, Taylor was acknowledged for her commitment to excellence as a finalist at the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. This was further endorsed in 2018 when Taylor along with her husband Alf, was presented with the Ethnic Business Award; one of Australia’s longest running and coveted business awards, by the Prime Minister, Hon. Scott Morrison, MP. Her accomplishments in her field won her further acclaim when Taylor was honored amongst outstanding Australians of Egyptian heritage at a reception commemorating Egyptian National Day. A proponent of inclusive growth, Taylor is deeply committed to sharing tna’s success with the lesser fortunate, especially children. tna’s extensive philanthropic initiatives, aid communities both at home in Australia and across the globe. Taylor’s efforts to lend support to socially excluded groups under the aegis of tna’s humanitarian programs also earned her a membership to the Order of Australia, in 2019.