Mohantilak Palaniandy

Group Chief Information Officer
at
DANX Carousel Group

Transforming the European leader in time-critical logistics

Value Creation First Private Equity Investor
Open to Advisory, Board & Sparring Engagements

Where I add
the most value.

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Executive Leadership

C-suite technology leader with a track record of building high-performing teams and steering organisations through complexity — from PE-backed turnarounds to global enterprise scale.

★ Update with real figure: Progressed from consultant to CIO across three industries — leading teams and steering technology agendas at board level.

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Value-Driven Technology

Turned a €350m+ technology portfolio into a measurable growth lever — not a cost centre.

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Digital Transformation

Delivered 12+ transformation initiatives across logistics, finance and consulting.

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Agile & Product Leadership

Built product organisations from scratch and scaled them across continents.

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Cross-Cultural Leadership

20+ years leading teams across Asia and Europe — 4 languages, 2 continents, one standard.

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Turnaround & Organisational Development

Brought in to environments under pressure — PE-backed, post-merger, or mid-crisis.

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International CIO.
Value and People First.

Mohan is an international CIO and CDO with a digital mindset and a deep passion for people, technology, value creation and transformative leadership. Currently serving as CIO at DANX Carousel Group, the European leader in time-critical logistics.

Over two decades spanning Asia and Europe — including more than a decade in Denmark — he has driven large-scale digital transformation, turnarounds, and business-enabling technology programmes across logistics, financial services, and consulting.

Mohan believes in transparency, involvement, and empowerment — cultivating cultures of trust, entrepreneurial spirit, and continuous growth for both people and organisations.

20+ Years
in Technology
Logistics
Finance & Consulting
2 Continents
Asia, Europe
16+
Digital Initiatives
12+
Platforms Delivered
€350m+
Tech Investment Overseen
Exec MBA
DTU Denmark

20+ years.
One focus.

Chief Information Officer
2023 — Present
DANX Carousel Group · Time-Critical Logistics · Copenhagen

Brought in to lead the full technology transformation of a PE-backed pan-European logistics group — from building the product organisation from scratch to defining the digital strategy enabling market leadership.

Tech Turnaround Pan-European digital strategy PE-backed growth environment Dual CIO mandate
Director — Road IT Global Product, Platform & Governance
2017 — 2023
DSV Global Transport & Logistics · Copenhagen · 6 Years

Progressed through four leadership roles at one of the world's largest logistics companies — culminating in global responsibility for Road IT across 34 countries. Participated in driving one of the most complex TMS transformation in DSV Road's history while building and scaling high-output product teams.

TMS rollout across 34 countries Global IT Top 50 member Cloud & hybrid migration 4 promotions in 6 years
Project Manager & Product Owner
2013 — 2017
SEB Pension · Financial Services · Copenhagen

Delivered strategic product initiatives for one of Scandinavia's leading pension providers — bridging business and technology across Denmark and Asia. Introduced automation thinking before RPA became mainstream.

End-to-end product delivery Early RPA adoption Cross-border team leadership Customer lifecycle platform
Principal Consultant & Recruitment Manager
2009 — 2013
Kelly / INSCALE Global · Technology Consulting · Malaysia & Europe

Built and led a specialist technology recruitment practice placing senior IT leadership across Asia, Australia, and Europe — developing the commercial acumen and cross-cultural fluency that has defined the rest of the career.

C-suite technology placements Asia-Pacific market expertise Team build & leadership Commercial & client management

Let's connect.

Open to advisory, sparring, and select engagements where I can bring genuine value — drawing on 20+ years of international technology leadership across Europe and Asia.