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Mevan Peiries

Investor

CEO at Hatch Works

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

About

Mevan Peiries is a business strategy consultant with experience across innovation, entrepreneurship, and operations in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. He previously served as CEO of Hatch, where he oversaw the design and implementation of incubators and accelerators, and held leadership roles in hospitality, FMCG, and consumer technology sectors, including Head of Operations at PickMe Food. He holds an MSc in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from the University of Warwick, serves on Sri Lanka's National Incubator Steering Committee, and has provided mentoring through NatWest, the University of Warwick, and the Siemens Next47 Global Intrapreneurship programme.

Experience

  1. FreelanceBusiness Strategy Consultantcurrent2021 — present
  2. The Ceylon Chamber of CommerceSteering Committee on Entrepreneurship & SME Sectorcurrent2024 — presentColombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  3. Hatch WorksConsultant2026
  4. Hatch WorksCEO - Hatch Innovation2025 — 2026
  5. Hatch WorksChief Executive Officer2024 — 2025
  6. Hatch WorksChief Program Officer2023 — 2024
  7. Government of Sri LankaCommittee for National Incubation Model2025 — 2026Sri Lanka
  8. NatWest BusinessBusiness Mentor2022 — 2024West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
  9. The Sparklers FoundationAdvisor2023
  10. AODModule Lead & Lecturer2022 — 2023
  11. Warwick Innovation DistrictInnovation Community Developer2022 — 2023Coventry, England, United Kingdom
  12. Empire Teas Pvt LtdBusiness Strategy Consultant2021 — 2022
  13. WashappBusiness Growth Consultant2021Sri Lanka
  14. World Economic ForumAdvisory Council - Global Shapers Community2019 — 2021
  15. PickMe (Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (PVT) Ltd)Head Of Operations - PickMe Food2019 — 2020Sri Lanka
  16. Global Shapers CommunityCurator - Colombo Hub2018 — 2019Colombo
  17. Global Shapers CommunityDeputy Curator - Colombo Hub2017 — 2018Colombo
  18. Global Shapers CommunityMember - Colombo Hub2015 — 2017Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
  19. CEYLON COLD STORES PLCHead of Marketing - Elephant House Beverages2017 — 2019Sri Lanka
  20. Cinnamon Hotels & ResortsManager - Brand Marketing, Events & Social Media2016 — 2017

Education

  1. University of WarwickMSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship2021 — 2022
  2. Chevening AwardsScholar2021 — 2022
  3. University of LondonBachelor of Science (BSc), International Relations2011 — 2014
  4. University of LondonDiploma, Economics2011 — 2012
  5. S.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia1999 — 2010

Skills & more

Online News1Incubators1Entrepreneurship1Innovation Development1Innovation Consulting2Program Design & Implementation2Startup Success Management1Product Innovation1Economic PolicyPublic Policy1Policy Analysis1Policy Development
+12 moreDigital TransformationBusiness TransformationProgram DevelopmentCurriculum InnovationDesign ThinkingSkill DevelopmentNegotiationLobbyingOperationsLogistics ManagementNew Business DevelopmentChange Management

Languages English · Sinhalese

From Mevan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Hatch Works

Brindha Selvadurai
Co-Founder | CEO at Hatch Works
Jeevan Gnanam
Co-Founder at Hatch Works
Nathan Sivagananathan
Co-Founder at Hatch Works

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mevan Peiries work?
Mevan Peiries is CEO at Hatch Works.

Same school

Also attended University of Warwick148

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Also attended Chevening Awards2

Angela MuraguriAssociate Director at KawiSafi VenturesMohamed AlGhannamPrincipal at F6 Ventures

Also attended University of London91

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hatch Works3

Jeevan GnanamCo-Founder at Hatch WorksBrindha SelvaduraiCo-Founder | CEO at Hatch WorksNathan SivagananathanCo-Founder at Hatch Works

Also worked at NatWest Business1

Piers LawfordSenior Associate at Fuel Ventures

Also worked at HSBC333

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

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Also worked at British American Tobacco19

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