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Head — Client Management

Kogilan Muthi

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Kogilan leads the client management team, ensuring corporate and GLC customers receive dependable, white-glove procurement service.

Enterprise Client ManagementGLC ProcurementAccount StrategyCustomer SuccessWhite-Glove Service Operations

Background

Kogilan leads the client management function that is the day-to-day face of Lapasar for its most important customers: large corporate enterprises and government-linked companies that depend on reliable, compliant procurement of daily business essentials.

Enterprise procurement clients have expectations that go well beyond placing an order on a platform. They require dedicated account support, proactive category planning, compliance and tax documentation, clear escalation paths, and the confidence that their procurement partner deeply understands their internal processes and approval structures. Kogilan's team provides that depth of service, acting as a strategic procurement partner to each account rather than a transactional channel.

His work requires close coordination with both the operational infrastructure — ensuring delivery SLAs and order accuracy are consistently met — and the commercial team, ensuring account growth targets are built on genuine customer value rather than contractual lock-in. The white-glove service model Kogilan manages is a deliberate differentiator in the Malaysian B2B procurement market: it raises the switching cost for enterprise accounts while simultaneously improving their procurement outcomes, a combination that supports durable, long-term client relationships and compounding platform GMV.

Areas of Responsibility

  • Dedicated account management for enterprise and GLC clients
  • Client onboarding and procurement process integration
  • SLA monitoring, exception handling, and escalation management
  • Account retention, growth, and satisfaction

Part of the team behind Lapasar — Malaysia's B2B procurement leader. See the full leadership team.