Board of Directors

Mr. Anuj Agarwal

Mr. Anuj Agarwal represents in the Bank's Board from Vishal Group (Promoter Shareholder). He is one of Nepal’s most dynamic entrepreneur’s and thought leader. As a serial entrepreneur he has helped found companies across various domains including Infrastructure, Industry, Power, Education and Retail. Highly passionate about the socio-economic potential of Nepal, Mr. Agarwal has spent decades working across various institutions in various capacities, including as Vice President of CNI, Founder Member of EO, YPO, and been invited as an expert consultant across various Government, NGO, Bilateral and other frameworks. Mr. Agarwal graduated in 1996 with an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Amrit Lamsal

Mr. Amrit Lamsal represents the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Government of Nepal (GoN), as a promoter shareholder in the Bank's Board. He currently serves as Deputy Director General of Department of Customs and heads the Management and Compliance Division. He has over a decade of experience in the Government Service of Nepal, including service as the Chief of the Public Debt Management Office, Chief Tax Administrator of the Middle Level Taxpayer Office, and Joint Secretary at the Investment Board Nepal. He holds a master’s degree in Development Administration and International Relations from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, as well as a master’s degree in Public Policy and Governance from the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

Mr. Suman Pokharel

Mr. Suman Pokharel represents Global IME Bank Limited (Promoter Shareholder) in the Bank's Board. He holds decades long experience in Nepalese business. Mr. Pokharel was associated with several organizations in different capacities. At present, He is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Global IME Bank Limited. Mr. Pokharel holds Master’s degree in Business Studies.

Mr. Bishal Upreti

Mr. Bishal Upreti represents Emerging Nepal Limited (Promoter Shareholder) in the Bank's Board. Mr. Upreti was associated with several organizations in different capacities. At present, he is Chief Executive Officer of Emerging Nepal Limited, Director of Emerging Venture Limited, Director of Hotel Alice The Wonder Inn Ltd. Mr. Upreti holds Master’s degree in Business Studies and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Dr. Manish Thapa

Dr. Manish Thapa represents Public Shareholders in the Bank's Board. He was elected as one of the two uncontested Board Members of the Public Shareholders’ group by the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Bank. He serves as the Honorary Consul of Costa Rica in Nepal appointed by President of Republic of Costa Rica in 2024. He is the Founding Managing Partner of the Global Equity Fund, Nepal's first licensed Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund. In addition, he holds positions as Board of Directors at Nepal Private Equity Association (NPEA), American Chamber of Commerce, in Nepal (AmCham Nepal) and Executive Chairman of Nepal Infrastructures Investment Fund (NIIF). He also served as Board of Director of Laxmi Sunrise Bank (2020-2024) and played an instrumental role as Coordinator of Joint Merger Committee during the successful merger of Laxmi Bank and Sunrise Bank in 2023.

Mrs. Anita Rayamajhi

Mrs. Anita Rayamajhi represents the public shareholders on the Bank’s Board. She brings decades of experience with expertise in corporate governance, comprehensive risk management, and strategic planning. Over the years, she has been associated with several organizations in various capacities. Currently, she is affiliated with the Nepal Insurance and Risk Management Association, the Insurance Institute of Nepal, among others. Mrs. Rayamajhi holds Master’s degree in Business Studies.

Mr. Mahesh Prasad Dahal

Mr. Mahesh Prasad Dahal holds the position of Independent Director on the Bank's Board. He is retired Secretary of Government of Nepal (GoN). During his service period of more than thirty years with GoN, Mr. Dahal had served the government in different capacities.

At the time of his engagement in Public Service he had the opportunity to participate and attend national and international conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, study tours and observation visits in more than 35 countries in the field of Economic Development, Economic Diplomacy and Labor Diplomacy, Labor Relations, ,Labour Migration, Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Public Financial Management, Fiscal Decentralization, Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer System, Provincial and Local Government Grant System, Education Governance and Good Governance. Additionally, he has been associated with various organizations in different capacities, including serving as an Alternate Board Member (Asia and the Pacific) for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in Washington, D.C., USA.