Nearly three decades steering global, regional, and local enterprises across multinational corporations and private equity portfolios. Kosala connects brand equity straight to balance sheet strength, drawing on his personal stewardship of a half-billion-dollar (€500M+) P&L and a €1B+ global innovation pipeline.
He is an operator known for two distinct commercial capabilities: seeding challenger brands into undisputed category leaders in record time, and turning around complex, underperforming business units. During major private equity carve-outs, he worked alongside boards and executive committees to build standalone commercial architecture, brand platforms, and go-to-market engines from the ground up.
Commercial Track Record
A global brand builder who has created best-in-class brands, Kosala has delivered double-digit growth across more than 90 markets, having worked his way through investment banking, frontline sales, marketing, and general management.
- Global Footprint: Lived and worked in Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, and the Netherlands. His operational background covers emerging markets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, alongside developed markets across Europe, North America, and Australasia, backed by over 10,000 hours of direct engagement with consumer and retail partners.
- Capital & Portfolio Focus: Specializes in cutting product complexity to funnel operating capital into high-margin lines, market-making platforms, and accelerated brand scale.
- Modern Execution: Integrates AI driven digital marketing and customer technology directly into commercial operations to sharpen customer focus and lift marketing efficiency.
- Recognition: Twice awarded global CEO awards for exceptional enterprise contributions.
Leadership & Mentorship
Kosala has mentored and coached more than 100 business leaders across multiple continents, building diverse, high-performing teams rooted in personal accountability, commercial discipline, and speed. For over a decade, he has also helped shape future business talent as a lecturer for CIMA and CIM.
Governance & Credentials
- Triple Fellowship:
- FCMA: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK)
- CGMA: Chartered Global Management Accountant (UK)
- FCIM: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)
- Executive Education: INSEAD Executive Education and the CEO Programme at Singapore Management University (SMU)
- Postgraduate Degrees: MSc in Digital Marketing Leadership (University of Aberdeen) and Commonwealth Executive MBA
Advisory & Community: Former Member, CIMA Western Europe Leadership Committee; Advisor on executive marketing curricula at UNISA; Toastmaster for over a decade.
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