Sanjaya Mohottala Top Executive
I am a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where I lead the Logistics, parcel, and Shipping (LPS) practice and Infra Investments topic in Asia Pacific. With over 15 years of experience in consulting, I have advised clients across various sectors, including industrial goods, infrastructure, consumer goods, and private equity, on topics such as sustainability, corporate development, business strategy, business transformation, M&A, trade and economic development, and new venture build. I am passionate about driving growth, innovation, building new ventures and scaling up, and helping companies achieve sustainability goals
A Fulbright Scholar and an Anderson Fellow, I hold a MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BSc in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa. I am also a board member of Softlogic Life Insurance PLC, Former Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, and a former board member of SriLankan Airlines, Export Development Board, International Chamber of Commerce – Sri Lanka.
Industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Headquarters:
Singapore
Followers:
5776
Title:
General Partner
Company:
NVentures
Company Website:
https://nventures.sg
Company Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nventuressg/
Company Founded In:
2019
Company Size:
1-10
Current Job Duration:
1 yr 5 mos
Country:
Singapore
Work Experience:
Title: General Partner
Company: nVentures
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nventuressg/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 1-10
Location: Singpoare
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 02-2025
Ends At: Present
Description: nVentures is a Singapore-based (VCFM Licenses) seed fund that focuses on B2B Fintech startups in South and Southeast Asia.
Title: Senior Advisor
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 04-2025
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Independent Non-Executive Director
Company: ORBITAL KINETIC PTE. LTD.
Company URL: https://sg.linkedin.com/company/orbital-energy-pte-ltd
Industry: Renewables & Environment
Company Size: 1-10
Location: Singpaore
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 11-2024
Ends At: Present
Description: Orbital Energy PTE Ltd. | LinkedIn
Title: Non Executive Board Member
Company: IFINITY Pte. Ltd
Company URL: None
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 09-2024
Ends At: Present
Description: Fintech Solutions | Fintech Software Development | Ifinity Pte. Ltd
Title: Independent Non-Executive Director
Company: Softlogic Life
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/softlogic-life/
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: Sri Lanka
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 07-2021
Ends At: Present
Description: Softlogic Life - Leading Life Insurance Company in Sri Lanka
Title: Non-Independent(Norfund), Non-Executive Director
Company: National Development Bank PLC (NDB)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndbbank/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 1001-5000
Location: Western Province, Sri Lanka
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 05-2025
Ends At: 12-2025
Description: None
Title: Managing Director and Partner
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 02-2022
Ends At: 02-2025
Description: As Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group with experience in Indo - Pacific, the EU and US, I was responsible for deploying resources, client portfolio management, development of practice areas and people development. At an operational level, I advised Principal Investors and Private Equity (PIPE) clients, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF), global MNCs, regional and local companies, with detailed and macro experience in M&A, investments, corporate development, strategy, re-organization, go to market, digital venturing and on large-scale restructuring. The multi-sector, multi-disciplinary exposure gained throughout my career brings foresight and challenge into decision making, leading to better policy outcomes and timely decision choices
Title: Board Member & Audit Committee Chair
Company: SriLankan Airlines Official
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6593103/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 02-2020
Ends At: 04-2022
Description: None
Title: Chairman - Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
Company: BOI Sri Lanka
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boisrilanka/
Industry: Government Relations
Company Size: 1001-5000
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 12-2020
Ends At: 12-2021
Description: None
Title: Director General - The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
Company: BOI Sri Lanka
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boisrilanka/
Industry: Government Relations
Company Size: 1001-5000
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 03-2020
Ends At: 01-2021
Description: None
Title: Board Member
Company: Sri Lanka Export Development Board
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sri-lanka-export-development-board/
Industry: International Trade And Development
Company Size: 201-500
Location: Sri Lanka
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 08-2020
Ends At: 12-2021
Description: None
Title: Managing Director and Partner
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 01-2017
Ends At: 02-2020
Description: As Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group with experience in Indo - Pacific, the EU and US, I was responsible for deploying resources, client portfolio management, development of practice areas and people development. At an operational level, I advised Principal Investors and Private Equity (PIPE) clients, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF), global MNCs, regional and local companies, with detailed and macro experience in M&A, investments, corporate development, strategy, re-organization, go to market, digital venturing and on large-scale restructuring. The multi-sector, multi-disciplinary exposure gained throughout my career brings foresight and challenge into decision making, leading to better policy outcomes and timely decision choices
Title: Principal
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 11-2011
Ends At: 12-2016
Description: - Led multiple sectors scans and commercial due diligences for PIPE and SWF clients on industrial, financial and consumer assets in SEA and developed value creation plans and bidding strategies
- Led a multiyear large scale transformation of a leading global industrial company and supported strategy, organization transition, change management, process improvement and designed and implemented a sales force effectiveness programs leading to bottom-line impact over USD200Mn
- Led operational improvement effort for a MNC. Developed tools, processes and methodologies to drive fuel savings, piloted solutions to achieve ~ $100Mn in savings
- Developed a new go to market approach for a global container shipping company based on customer segmentation/customer willingness to pay and future product offering etc
- Assessed trade-lane opportunity for a leading global container shipping company including relative returns/attractiveness of trade lanes, developed strategic recommendations on ideal vessel sizes and identified potential growth opportunities
- Developed the new organization structure for a subsidiary of a global MNC to achieve growth ambitions set forth by the company
Title: Project Leader
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 10-2009
Ends At: 10-2011
Description: None
Title: Consultant
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 10-2007
Ends At: 09-2009
Description: - Developed long-term economic scenarios to forecast sea cargo flows, and assessed strategic implications on Singapore port – which resulted in a USD14B Gov investment to build Tuas Port
- Assessed socio-economic impact of IT sector-specific government development initiatives by developing a methodology, quantitative model and scenarios. Defined metrics to track implementation success of proposed initiatives and policies to expand socio-economic impact
- Assessed challenges faced by MNCs and local companies in rapidly developing economies (RDEs) and conducted comprehensive study on integrated global strategies adopted by these companies to develop a go-to-market advantage in RDEs
- Assessed existing distribution structure, organizational capabilities, emerging retail and competitor trends and developed a distribution model for one of the largest industrial conglomerates in SEA
- Designed an employer value proposition to increase company attractiveness, defined and implemented KPIs and enabling infrastructure to streamline the recruiting process to facilitate ambitious Asia pacific expansion by a large chemical conglomerate
- Evaluated current information management strategy, defined end state solution and developed implementation roadmap to manage unstructured information for a top 3 global resource company
Title: Summer Consultant
Company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 06-2006
Ends At: 08-2006
Description: None
Title: Brand Manager
Company: Unilever Sri Lanka
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unilever/
Industry: Consumer Goods
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Sri Lanka
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 11-2002
Ends At: 07-2005
Description: Brand Manager, Rexona
- Formulated a brand strategy to increase Rexona sales. Evaluated consumer research, negotiated with regional suppliers, secured additional funding, and re-positioned the brand, increasing gross margin by 15%
- Developed an integrated marketing and activation campaign to promote the use of Rexona deodorant and increased its revenue by 300%
Assistant Brand Manager – Lifebuoy
- Managed the relaunch of a portfolio of shampoo products and launched a successful new herbal variant resulting in 30% revenue growth, and increase in profits
- Led 4 cross-functional teams to develop an improved product, achieve 4% overall costs savings, and launched 3 months ahead of deadline
- Launched Lifebuoy hand wash, which became one of the top hand wash brands within one year
Title: Oracle Product Specialist, Presales Engineer
Company: Millennium Information Technologies
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/millenniumit/
Industry: Information Technology And Services
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 05-2002
Ends At: 11-2002
Description: Developed Oracle product strategy and formed a partnership with Oracle Asia to regain leading distributor position in the country
Education:
School: UCLA Anderson School of Management
Degree: MBA, MBA, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Activities: None
School: CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Degree: Post Graduate Diploma, Marketing
Activities: None
School: CIMA
Degree: Diploma, Management Accountant
Activities: None
School: University of Moratuwa
Degree: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering
Activities: None
Headline:
VC, founder & mentor, Senior Advisor & Ex. MD & Partner @BCG | Experienced Board Member - Banks, Tech, Insurance, Airlines... in Sin & SL | Former Chairman of BOI & Ex Board member of EDB (SL), SriLankan Airlines & ICC