Prithvi Bahadur Pandé () is the chairman of
Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited (NIMB).
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.
He was an employee of
Nepal Rastra Bank
The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB; ) was established on April 26, 1956 A.D. (Nepali Date: Baisakh 14, 2013 B.S.) under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 1955, to discharge the central banking responsibilities including guiding the development of the embryonic ...
and had worked as director of
Rastriya Banijya Bank
Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) (translation: National Commercial Bank; ) is fully government owned, and the largest commercial bank in Nepal. RBB was established on January 23, 1966 (2022 Magh 10 BS) under the RBB Act. RBB provides banking services ...
and
Himalayan Bank Limited before leading
Nepal Investment Bank in 2001 through foreign investment.
On 23rd General Assembly of
Nepal Bankers Association(NBA), he was felicitated for making a remarkable contribution for the development of Nepalese banking sector. He is also Chairman of Chhaya Center, which is a multi-stored commercial building located in
Thamel
Thamel () is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The name comes from Tha Bahi (थ: बहि), indicating its root origin to have come from the Newa community, the indigenous people of Kathmandu Valley. Tha Bahi ...
, hosting the world-renowned
Starwood's
Aloft Hotels, a five star hotel in Thamel.
Family
He was born as third son to diplomat-historian Sardar
Bhim Bahadur Pande
Bhim Bahadur Pande () was a Nepalese diplomat, bureaucrat and historian. He served as Nepalese Ambassador to India from May 21, 1969 to May 24, 1972. ''Sardar'' Bhim Bahadur also served to Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana during his youth. He help ...
and Chhaya Devi
and is the eighth descendant of
Kaji of
Gorkha Kingdom,
Kalu Pande
Vamshidhar Pande () known by Alias Kalu Pande () was a Nepalese politician and general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in a Gorkha family. He was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Un ...
.
He is married to Pratima Rajya Lakshmi Rana,
the eldest daughter of the First Governor of Nepal, Himalaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
He completed his Chartered Accountancy degree from
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
in 1978.
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Nepalese bankers