Tania
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Global Quality & Food Safety Leader | Transformation & Culture of Quality Expert
Tania is known for her structured approach, strong sense of ownership, and ability to make clear decisions in complex situations. She brings positive energy and resilience, transforming challenges into sustainable results while building high-performing, deeply engaged teams.
About me
I am a global quality, food safety, and transformation leader with over 25 years of experience across the food & beverage, retail, and energy sectors. Throughout my career, my focus has been clear: translating technical quality into a powerful driver of business growth, resilience, and customer trust. Having worked from the shop floor to the executive boardroom in companies like Danone, PepsiCo, and Walmart, I know how to bridge the gap between strategic vision and operational reality. I thrive in complex environments, simplifying challenges and building a culture where quality is understood and owned by everyone in the organization.
What I stand for
To me, compliance is the starting point, not the destination. Compliance creates credibility, but quality creates trust. I believe quality is not just a control mechanism or a technical requirement; it is a business issue and a key enabler of brand differentiation. To truly excel, organizations must move away from reactive problem-solving and build preventive, predictive systems. Achieving this requires more than just good processes—it demands strong leadership, engagement, and collaboration across the entire value chain. When you empower people and embed quality deeply into the company culture, sustainable business success naturally follows.
What I have delivered
• I have led large-scale transformation initiatives—including organizational redesigns, mergers, and the rollout of end-to-end Quality & Food Safety systems—across highly complex global environments.
• In senior leadership roles at Danone, PepsiCo, Walmart, Schneider Electric, and Griffith Foods, I have consistently improved audit performance, reduced consumer complaints, and lowered the Cost of Non-Quality.
• I have successfully guided organizations through market expansions by ensuring compliance with international regulations, such as FSMA, while keeping the focus on commercial growth.
• In 2022, I won Danone's Global Culture of Quality Award for leading an initiative that deeply embedded quality into the organizational culture, driving measurable business value and strengthening customer loyalty.
Skills and focus
• Quality & Food Safety Strategy
• Culture of Quality & Organizational Change
• End-to-End Business Transformation
• Crisis Management & Risk Anticipation
• Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma & Kaizen)
Trusted by leading food companies
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Tania is known for her structured approach, strong sense of ownership, and ability to make clear decisions in complex situations. She brings positive energy and resilience, transforming challenges into sustainable results while building high-performing, deeply engaged teams.