RBB gets new CEO

KATHMANDU,JAN 6: 

The only government owned bank — Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) — has finally got a chief executive officer following a long exercise. The CEO selection committee headed by Energy Minister Balanand Poudel selected Krishna Prasad Sharma as the new CEO following the approval of RBB’s executive board on Thursday. Sharma is the first CEO of the bank to be appointed through an open competition. He had long career in RBB spanning over 28 years and been instrumental in implementation of financial sector restructuring programme in the bank.