Sumesh Kampassi
Business Head lCo-founder | P&L & Commercial Leader | Trucking, Express & Freight Forwarding | Multi-Modal (Road/Rail) | Warehousing & Distribution | Growth & Network Expansion | Ex-Varuna | Ex-DHL
- Role
- Angel Investor at Univest
- Location
- New Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sumesh Kampassi
Commercial leader and co-founder with 25+years of end-to-end supply chain expertise, spanning India’s trucking, express (domestic & international), freight forwarding, rail logistics, and warehousing/distribution sectors. Proven track record in P&L management, business development, and network expansion, with hands-on leadership delivering operational excellence and robust growth for top players and innovative startups. • Co-founded a social ecommerce start-up, building strategy, product offerings, and go-to-market plans to drive customer adoption, operational scalability, and new revenue streams. • Led business development, sales, and network growth at Varuna Logistics and DHL, consistently delivering double-digit growth and optimizing multi-modal solutions (truck, rail, last-mile) for large B2B and B2C customers. • Architected integrated logistics strategies—covering route optimization, container rail/road solutions, and automated warehouse operations—for efficiency and cost leadership. • Built, inspired, and mentored diverse teams to drive digital transformation—implementing analytics, ERP, realtime tracking, and process improvements across logistics functions. • Opened new market verticals, managed strategic enterprise accounts in FMCG, retail, ecommerce, and manufacturing, and fostered strong partnerships across 3PLs and container operators. • Recognized for innovative thinking, operational cost savings, regulatory expertise, and exceeding client expectations across asset-based and 3PL models.Passionate about leveraging entrepreneurial experience to lead transformational logistics and supply chain solutions across India. Excited to drive measurable business impact and shape the next growth phase for leading logistics and supply chain organizations.
Experience
Angel Investor
Apr 2023 — Present
Education
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Masters of Business Administration, Marketing
1999 — 2001
Kendriya Vidyalaya
SSC, Science
1981 — 1994
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical
1994 — 1998
Skills
- Consulting
- Dealer Management
- Business Strategy
- Account Management
- Logistics Management
- Distributed Team Management
- Team Building
- Management
- Strategy
- Manufacturing
- Warehousing
- Business Development
- Team Leadership
- Business Analysis
- Sales
- Supply Chain Management
- Sales Management
- Vendor Management
- Leadership
- Logistics
- New Business Development
- Supply Chain Optimization
- International Logistics
- Key Account Management
- Crm
- Negotiation
- Transportation
- Six Sigma
- Product Development
- Sales Operations
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Warehouse Management
- Marketing
- Team Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- 3pl
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
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