Rania’s passion is innovating products that will help people achieve their full potential. She is an expert in physiology and clinical nutrition, with a track record of research in food technology.
Rania’s teams translate insights and science into innovation. From ideation and rapid prototyping to sensory science, formulation, pilot plant production and commercialization, the R&D teams accelerate product innovation of consumer and medical nutrition products end to end.
She brings over 20 years of experience in nutrition, science and food technology, as well as R&D leadership roles. First joining Nestlé in 2007 as a scientist at Nestlé Research, she transitioned to the Confectionery business as a Science and Technology manager. She joined Nestlé Health Science in 2015 as global R&D manager in Consumer Care, and then in 2018, joined the Nestlé Product Technology Center. Having played a key role in driving R&D synergies with Atrium Pro, Garden of Life, Persona and Vital Proteins, she became Head of R&D at Vital Proteins in 2021.
Rania holds PhD from the University of Toronto and has a background in Nutrition and Dietetics. She is married and has an adorable son and two cats, and enjoys the outdoors with her family skiing, sailing, golfing and hiking.