Kathmandu. Himalayan Reinsurance CEO Upasana Poudel has been honored as a female leader at a corporate awards ceremony organized by Corporate Club Nepal.
Corporate Club Nepal Pvt. Ltd. honored her with the Female Leadership Award at the Awards for Corporate Excellence and Award for Distinguished Services Awards. Poudel has been holding the position of CEO of Himalayan Reinsurance Company since 14 Asoj 2080. Before that, she was the CEO of the former United Insurance. She is the first and youngest female CEO in Nepal’s insurance sector.
Under Paudel’s leadership, Himalayan Reinsurance has issued shares to the public, distributed dividends, and obtained recognition as a cross-border reinsurer in India. In addition, it has also made some progress in increasing the size of its business in third countries.
According to the organizers of the honors program, outstanding leadership and companies in various categories were honored at the two-day program organized in Kupandol, Lalitpur. 22 companies and individuals were honored, including Karna Shakya for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Jiva Lamichhane for the Male Leader Award, Citizen Life for the Best Life Insurance Company, Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance for the Best Non-Life Insurance Company, Nepal SBI Bank for the Commercial Bank, and Garima Bikas Bank for the Development Bank.
