Prithvi Bahadur Pande
Prithvi Bahadur Pandé | |
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| पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडे | |
| Chairman of Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited | |
| Director of Himalayan Bank Limited | |
| In office non incumbent | |
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Prithvi Bahadur Pandé (Nepali: पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडे) is the chairman of Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited (NIMB).[1] He is one of the most renowned bankers of Nepal, a pioneer in the commercial banking sector, who took over the French managed Indo-Suez Bank and successfully operated it for more than 15 years.[2] He was an employee of Nepal Rastra Bank and had worked as director of Rastriya Banijya Bank and Himalayan Bank Limited before leading Nepal Investment Bank in 2001 through foreign investment.[3] On 23rd General Assembly of Nepal Bankers Association(NBA), he was facilitated for making a remarkable contribution for the development of Nepalese banking sector.[4] He is also Chairman of Chhaya Center, which is a multi-stored commercial building located in Thamel, hosting the world-renowned Starwood's Aloft Hotels, a five star hotel in Thamel.[5]
Family[edit]
He was born as third son to diplomat-historian Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pande and Chhaya Devi[6][7] and is the eighth descendant of Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, Kalu Pande.[8] He is married to Pratima Rajya Lakshmi Rana,[6] the eldest daughter of the First Governor of Nepal, Himalaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[7]
He completed his Chartered Accountancy degree from Delhi in 1978.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Board of Directors". nibl.com.np. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Investment Bank: Healthy Profit | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine". spotlightnepal.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "बैंक १०/१२ मा झार्न राष्ट्र बैंकले 'रिथिङ्क' गर्नु पर्छ, पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडेको अन्तर्वार्ता :: BIZMANDU". bizmandu.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Prithvi Bahadur Pande Honored". Spotlight. Retrieved 2 Jan 2021.
- ^ "Chhaya Centre formally inaugurated". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2 Jan 2021.
- ^ a b c "A Balanced Banker".
- ^ a b "Obituary: End of an era". m.setopati.net. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "ampnews/2013-12-15/6239". nepal.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.