Chief Executive Officer

• Appointment Date: 2023-05-09
• +977-1-5970057
• manoj@himalayanlife.com.np
• The management of the company is lead by Mr. Manoj Kumar Lal Karn. He has completed MBA. He is the highly professional insurance expert having insurance experience of 26 years of both Life Insurance and Non-Life Insurance Company. Mr. Karn is innovative person in insurance sector. He has undergone various national & international trainings related to insurance.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

• +977-1-5970057
• kapil@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Kapil Kumar Dahal is a commerce graduate and Chartered Accountant. Mr. Dahal has completed his Chartered Accountancy in the year 2009 from ICAI, Chennai, India. Mr. Dahal is self-starter, dedicated and result oriented person with broad experience of all accounting, financial management, auditing & insurance sector. He has more than 15 years of experience of both Life Insurance and Non-Life Insurance Company and has undergone various trainings related to insurance, taxation, Information Management system, business management, AML, IFRS and NFRS etc.

Jr. Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CMO)

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• madhav@himalayanlife.com.np

Assistant Chief Executive Officer

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• rajan@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Adhikari is in the role of Assistant CEO of this Company. He is handling the roles & responsibility of overall operations of Renewal business, Policy Service & Claim Department. Mr. Adhikari has work experience relates to Life Insurance Industry around 13 years in different operations/marketing roles. Mr. Adhikari has degree of Master in Business Administration from Tribhuwan University, Nepal. Besides he has working knowledge/experience on Legal, Administration, Human Resource, Marketing, Accounting / Auditing areas including Banking for more than 15 years. He has participated in many national/international training held at Nepal and abroad.

Assistant Chief Executive Officer (CFO)

• +977-1-5970057
• laxman@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr Laxman Gnawali is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), working as Chief Financial Officer of this company. He has more than 12 years working experience in various organizations including Insurance Regulatory Authority of Nepal and reputed Audit Firm. He also served as Board of Directors of Global Equity Fund Limited (GEF), the first domestic institutional Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Fund based in Nepal, where he was also the coordinator of Audit Committee. He has attended many National and International Trainings and Seminars of related areas.

Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Zonal Head )

• 9856060560
• hari.dhungana@himalayanlife.com.np

Zonal Head

• navin@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Navin Thapa is the Zonal Head of Himalayan Life Insurance Company. He has previously worked at Prime Life Insurance Company, Nepal Life Insurance Company and Met Life Alico. He has over 19 years of experience in the Life Insurance Industry. Mr. Thapa holds a Master in Business Administration from Tribhuvan University and also holds Professional Degree/Designations FLMI and ACS from LOMA, USA in the year 2006/2007 AD. Skilled in Marketing Management and Agency Management. He has attended many National and International Training and Seminar of related areas.

Company Secretary / Legal Head

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• ishwar@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Ishwar Kumar Sedai is Company Secretary and Legal Head of this Company. Mr. Sedai has got 10 years' experience in life insurance industry including 5 years in different sectors. Previously, he has worked as legal officer, claim head and company secretary in Life Insurance Industry. Also, he has worked as compliance officer at Anti Money Laundering in same sector for 2 years. He is also an advocate and member of Nepal Bar Association since 2058.

Chief Technology Officer

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• mandil@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Mandil Adhikari is the Chief Technology Officer of this Company. He has over 20+ years of experience in IT sector that includes 16 years of experience in the life insurance business. He is working as Head - IT of former Prime Life from the inception period of the company. During the period, he was leading Administration/Operation & Branding department also. Mr. Adhikari holds B. Sc. (Computer Science) from Pokhara University. He has attended many National and International Training and Seminar of related areas.

Head - Underwriting Department

• ram@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Ram Shrestha is the Sr. Manager, head of underwriting department. He holds a master degree in management. He is also an advocate, member of Nepal Bar Association. He has got 9 years' experience in life insurance industry and 5 years in auditing sector. He has attained various training and seminar regarding underwriting, actuarial, leadership management program within nation and abroad.

Head - Training and Claim Investigation

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• hark@himalayanlife.com.np

Head - Corporate & Micro Insurance Department

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• dhiraj@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Dhiraj Thakur hold Master Degree in Business Studies from Tribhuwan University and has started the career in the early months of the year 2010 with experienced of various sales portfolios, including Branch Manager for various branches and Regional Manager of different regions for LIC (NEPAL) LTD for over 11 years and then joined the former Gurans Life Insurance Co. Ltd (post-merger known as Himalayan Life Insurance Ltd) in the late months of the year 2021.

Head - Institutional/Corporate Business Unit (Province 1,2,3)

• navin.sharma@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Navin Sharma is the Head-Corporate and Banking unit of Himalayan Life Insurance Limited . He has previously worked at Nepal Life Insurance. He has over 25 years of experience in the Life Insurance Industry including of various field of Marketing. Mr. Sharma holds Master’s Degree from TU and Diploma in Export and Import Management with the exposure of multinational company. He has attended many National and International Training and Seminar of related areas.

Head – Policy Servicing

• bimal@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Bimal Bahadur Raut is the Head of Policy Servicing Department at Himalayan Life Insurance Company Limited. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of insurance as various dimensions’ including areas of Underwriting, Claim, Business and Re-Insurance Department. Previously he was associated with Nepal Life Insurance Company. Mr. Raut holds MA in Economics from Tribhuvan University. He has attended many National and International Training and Seminar of related areas.

Head - Investment Department

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• bibek@himalayanlife.com.np

Head – Administration

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• rambabu.singh@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Ram Babu Singh Mahato has completed Master Degree in Education from Tribhuwan University and has tremendous expose of marketing of life insurance sector for more than 14 years with the position of Branch Manager and Province Head at Former Prime Life Insurance Co. Limited and currently working as Head – Administration of this Company.

Head – Reinsurance / Valuation / Product Development

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• subash.dangal@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Dangal brings a wealth of working experience in the life insurance industry of Nepal, with over 18 years spanning various capacities during his career. He previously served four years for Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited prior to his current employment. Mr. Dangal holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Lincoln University, Malaysia. He has attended life insurance risk and leadership related conferences and trainings, both nationally and internationally. Mr. Dangal believes that people management skills, humanistic philosophy, and the adoption of a diversified culture in the workplace contribute to gaining a competitive advantage and quality outcomes for the organization.

Head – Claim & Recovery

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• bikash.basnet@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Bikash Basnet is the Head of Claim and Recovery Department of this Company. He has over 13 years of experience in the field of insurance on various dimensions including areas of Operation, Agency Service and Human Resource Management, Compliance and AMLCFT. Previously, he was associated with IT related company. Mr. Basnet holds a Master in Business Studies and LLB from Tribhuvan University. He has attended many National and International Training and Seminar of related areas.

Head - Finance

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• birendra.singh@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Birendra Kumar Singh holds a degree of Master’s in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University and M.A. (Economics) from Tribhuvan University as well. He has more than 13 years of experience of former Prime Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in overall role of Finance Department.

Head - Information Technology Department

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• rabin.shrestha@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Rabin Shrestha is an experienced IT professional with over 15 years of experience in the Life Insurance IT sector and an additional 5 years of experience working on various IT projects in other organizations. Mr. Shrestha holds a Master's degree in Information Technology. Over the course of his career, he has worked on numerous IT projects, ranging from system implementation and maintenance to data management and security. His dedication and commitment to excellence have earned him a reputation as a highly skilled IT professional and he is known for his ability to deliver high-quality results in a timely and efficient manner.

Chief Risk Officer & Head – Compliance, AML & CFT

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• lakpa.sherpa@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Sherpa is PhD scholar in management studies. He has completed Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and accountancy, focusing on banking and insurance. Additionally, he has completed Advanced English Level course from Bishwa Bhasha Campus; Campus of International Language, Nepal. He began his career as a teacher and imparted his knowledge for about 5 years. He has been pursuing his professional career in life insurance since 2008 in various capacities. He is well-verse in marketing, finance, auditing, law, compliance, AML/CFT, and risk management. He has taken numerous domestic and foreign training programs in relevant fields. He has been working as Chief Risk Officer and Head of Compliance and AMLCFT Department in this company.

Head - Agency Department

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• ritendra.karn@himalayanlife.com.np
• He has completed M.B.A. (Finance) form I.M.T. CDL (Vidyanagar University) and he is the Head of Agency Department of this company. He has more than 8 years work experience in Investment and Insurance sector and he has also worked with S.B.I. Group.

Head - Financial Planning, Reporting and Reconciliation

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• dilli.dulal@himalayanlife.com.np

Head - Human Resource Department

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• prakash.neupane@himalayanlife.com.np
• Mr. Neupane has got 5 years' experience in life insurance industry including 10 years in different sectors where he played a major role as the Head of Human Resource Department. He has gained good experiential knowledge in Nepal’s industrial sector along with knowledge on prevailing Nepalese laws related to HR sector in Nepal. Mr. Neupane has completed his Master’s Degree with 1st Division in 2009 from Tribhuvan University. He has graduated from Japan along with 2 years’ work experience in Tokyo, Japan (2010 to 2012). He has attained various training and seminar related to Human Resource and Strategic Leadership Framework. Mr. Neupane is recognized and appreciated to be mature, innovative, self-motivated and pro-active in nature.

Head - Micro Insurance Unit

Head - MIS & Digital Channel Department

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• dipesh.shah@himalayanlife.com.np

Province Head,Koshi

• 9858023060
• ram.shahi@himalayanlife.com.np

Province Head, Lumbini

• 9857062239
• buddha.suryabanshi@himalayanlife.com.np

Province Head, Gandaki

• 9851356837
• ganesh.dhamala@himalayanlife.com.np