Vasanthan Kunaseelan
London
Summary
Proactive consultant with expertise in account management and technical sales, specializing in digital transformation. Proven track record in building relationships with key stakeholders and upselling across portfolios. Successfully scaled technology teams and forged partnerships with enterprise customers in the Benelux region, consistently generating annual revenue. Holds a 2.1 Law Degree from a top UK university, with experience in technical consultancy, sales and recruitment.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Account Executive/ Business Development Manager
Deutsche Telekom
London, City of London
02.2025 - Current
- Digital Transformation - Networks, Security, Unified Communications & Cloud
Play key role in end-to-end sales/customer engagements for new business development across network, cloud, communication and security transformation initiatives. Including developing relationships with new retailer 1400+ global stores and securing an agreement to provision services for all of their new European Stores. For this customer also coordinating with internal teams to support Global RFI and RFP across multiple service streams.
- Account management of 2 major accounts including a global legal firm and a global retailer with 600+ stores. As the account manager my role was to upsell across our portfolio of network ,security, voice and monitoring solutions.
- Contribute to the delivery of Global enterprise rollouts as part of a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and System Integrator team
Facilitated collaboration with strategic partners to deliver a fully managed service that positions Deutsche Telekom as a comprehensive solution for customers, including Zscaler, Fortinet, VoIP, AWS, Azure, and LogicMonitor.
Principal Consultant/Account Executive
Montash
London, United Kingdom
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Achieved over £350K in margin for Montash, leading to third promotion in 2.5 years
- After Landing VZ account/ Secured preferred supplier status for Montash with VodafoneZiggo through robust stakeholder management, scaling Cloud and Security teams, and proactive consultancy on niche market needs with High level stakeholders.
- Conducted meetings with Key Business Critical Stakeholders including colleagues within CTO Office at SWIFT, securing transformational colleagues for their 4-Year Digital roadmaps
Senior DevOps & Security Consultant
Montash
London, United Kingdom
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Deemed one of the strongest players at Business Development/account building at Montash/QXI Group.
- Maintaining 20+ digital placements/resources with various customers in the Netherlands (Majority with newly developed partnerships)
- Building Montash's heritage as a key tech partner in NL/ allowing us to expand and develop a Belgium team.
- Mentor junior recruiters in adopting emerging technologies and best practices in technical recruitment, fostering a culture of continuous learning
- Change Management – to adapt to changes in customers digital transformation and migration visions/policy changes/changes in strategy, allowing for longevity in collaboration.
- Project Managing VodafoneZiggo's Identity access management team evolution, rapidly securing niche Sail Point Architects and developers, whilst aligning with OPEX/CAPEX budgets and compliance. Collaborating closely with department leads/Product owner/Scrum master/procurement.
DevOps & Security Consultant
Montash
London, United Kingdom
07.2022 - 02.2023
- Landing 6+ Key clients that Montash did not have relationships with in their 12+ year Benelux heritage
- Consulting businesses in critical yet niche digital areas and adding mutual value by building a networks of tech talent.
internship
Birketts LLP
Norwich, United Kingdom
- Facilitated invitation to firm's partners after success in negotiations competition.
- Developed understanding of legal research, advocacy, and commercial elements as solicitor.
- Supported client-facing interactions through effective communication and legal insights.
Sales Negotiator
Goff Petroleum
Norfolk, United Kingdom
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Ensured all sales discussions met company specified margins
- Collaborated across departments s including environmental safety and accounting
- Cultivated strong customer relationships amidst challenging economic conditions leading to 84% repeat purchase.
Education
Law | Bachelor of Laws - LLB -
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom 09.2021 - 06.2022
A-Levels -
Nower Hill High School
London, United Kingdom 09.2017 - 06.2019
GCSE'S -
Nower Hill High School
London, United KingdomSkills
- MS PowerPoint
- CRM
- Sales/Business Development
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Project Management
- Account management
- Negotiations
- Stakeholder Management
- Technical Understanding
- Legal understandings
- Leadership
- KPI achievement
- Technical Sales
- Strong communicator
- Problem Solving/Adaptability
Accomplishments
- Achieved first place in Negotiations Competition at UEA 2022
- Named Grand Negotiations Champions 2022
- Successfully collaborated with partner to secure victory/Head to head among 30 competing pairs
- Showcased and enhanced commercial awareness, business acumen, and advocacy skills
- Demonstrated my ability to communicate/advocate effectively.
- Presented innovative and commercially viable solutions for clients in diverse industries/often thinking outside the box.
- Showcased these skills in front of partners and senior solicitors from reputable law firms Birketts, Leathes Prior, and Eversheds
Timeline
Account Executive/ Business Development Manager
Deutsche Telekom
02.2025 - Current
Principal Consultant/Account Executive
Montash
01.2024 - 12.2025
Senior DevOps & Security Consultant
Montash
02.2023 - 12.2023
DevOps & Security Consultant
Montash
07.2022 - 02.2023
Law | Bachelor of Laws - LLB -
University of East Anglia
09.2021 - 06.2022
Sales Negotiator
Goff Petroleum
08.2021 - 07.2022
A-Levels -
Nower Hill High School
09.2017 - 06.2019
internship
Birketts LLP
GCSE'S -
Nower Hill High School