Rajesh Kazi elected ICC-Nepal president

Kathmandu, Aug. 28

Rajesh Kazi Shrestha has been elected president of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Nepal Committee. A special general meeting organised in Kathmandu on Wednesday unanimously elected him as the new leader of the organisation. Shrestha has succeeded Surendra Bir Malakar.

Established in 1919 in France, ICC is the supreme body of the world's businesspeople which has united more than 450,000 members from 170 countries.

Speaking on the occasion, Shrestha said that ICC Nepal would work in a coordinated manner with the government, employers, banks and financial sector, as well as lawmakers and various professional associations to create a business environment in Nepal.

Likewise, the attention of various international agencies including ICC is important to promote investment and tourism in the country and promote export from Nepal, he said.

Under his leadership, officials and working committee members representing various professional fields have been elected. Lokmanya Golcha has been elected as the senior vice president, while vice presidents are elected representing various sectors. Dinesh Shrestha is elected as the VP of associations, Ganesh Karki as the VP of limited companies, Sunil K.C. as the VP of banking, Rajendra Aryal as the VP of associated companies, Rajendra Malla as the Ex-officio VP and Lakpa Sonam Sherpa as the Honorary VP.

Similarly, Naresh Prasad Shrestha is elected as the general secretary, Kush Prasad Malli as the treasurer and Ramsharan Bhandari and Rekha Ghimire as the secretaries.

The elected working committee members include Gyanendra Dhungana, Ashok Sherchan, Ashok Agrawal, Min Bahadur Gurung, Arjun Prasad Sharma, Sudesh Khaling, Ramesh Sharma, Sudarshan Chapagain, Sanjay Agarwal, Urmila Shrestha, Susan Karmacharya, Desh Bandhu Basnet, Pavitra Kumar Karki, Ravi Chandra Singh, Bijay Shrestha, Tribhuwandhar Tuladhar, Sujan Shrestha, Biplab Paudel, Deepak Kumar Shrestha and Satya Raj Paudel.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 29 August 2024.