Established & leading the Strategic Partnerships vertical with a core focus of developing strategic ventures that expand business continuity beyond core data and voice services - developing new business ventures across fintech, insuretech, healthtech, gaming, and other growth industries.

Led the Stax Digital Consulting Practice, focusing on digital enablement engagements across data analytics, product innovation, data-led digital marketing, and digital transformation.Within the corporate strategy focus area, led and managed engagements for Fortune 500 and Tier 1 private equity portfolio companies relating to 3-5 year strategy development & PMO; global go-to-market strategy development, acquisition due diligence, and new product development.Notable engagements: 5 year IT sector strategy development & PMO for the Government of Sri Lanka; East-Asia market expansion strategy for a Fortune 500 agricultural equipment manufacturer; and the acquisition diligence for a billion Dollar acquisition of a F&B player in the South East Asian Region.Within the innovation space: Conceptualized and developed the Stax Customer Experience Audit - an extensive 150+ metric audit that rapidly measures a business' digital experience from a CX perspective, and additional developed a proprietary digital sentiment analysis tool..

Co-Founder of iflix Sri Lanka, rapidly launching the OTT service – In 8 months, the service garnered over 100,000 active subscribers and also developed strong telecom partnerships with Axiata.Deployment of customer growth and retention strategies that focused around the localization of content, innovative marketing, and proactive customer engagement that resulted in 70 minutes of content watched per day by each unique daily viewer.Surpassed market leader in both App Store and Google Play Store download rankings for Sri Lanka to achieve No. 1 SVOD status.Remote launching of iflix Maldives Operations with Dhiraagu, and achieving an active customer base of 10,000 customers within the first year of operation. Additionally, managed the shared services team for new markets (Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam) until they achieved scale.

Co-Founder of Carmudi Sri Lanka – a Rocket Internet venture operational across South and South East Asia. Responsible for P&L and working with HQ in Berlin for global strategy support.Scaled the company to have a physical presence in vehicle buyer hubs within a six-month period, covering 75% of market.Surpassed the leader in the vertical market within 8 months of kick off and further developed value added services to increase customer stickiness, leading to market leading NPS scores within Sri Lanka.Played a key role in the scaling of other Rocket Internet ventures in Sri Lanka (Kaymu, Lamudi, Everjobs). Worked with country managers to support in the development of their e-commerce strategy - target customer segment identification, inventory generation, marketing, and operation structuring.

Managing consulting engagements involving interests across U.S., Europe, Middle East and Asia/APAC regions. Expertise in conducting due-diligence, and developing growth and entry strategies with hands-on leadership experience, taking active leadership roles in analyzing and developing strategic road maps for Fortune 100 companies and leading global LBO funds.Experienced in strategy development across key growth industries: In-depth experience in industries ranging from energy, transportation, agriculture to information technology, infrastructure development and consumer goods.

Analyzing and supporting the development of strategic road maps for Fortune 100 companies and leading global LBO funds. In-depth experience in industries ranging from energy, transportation, agriculture, information technology, infrastructure development and consumer goods.