Khilendra Poudel appointed as DCEO of IME Life Insurance

KATHMANDU:Khilendra Poudel has been appointed as IME Life Insurance Company Limited's Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO). After the merging of IME Limited and GME, Khilendra Paudel resigned as CEO of IME Limited to join IME Life.

Khilendra Poudel, who has held numerous positions at IME Limited since its founding, specializes in remittances, payment systems, fintech and digital wallets, and cross-border transactions. Paudel also held top executive positions in IME Group-promoted financial institutions, as well as directorships in Smart Choice, Sunny Securities, and IME Digital Solutions.

Poudel got an MBA in finance from Tribhuvan University and has completed executive courses in executive financial management and international investment management at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India, and the Institute of Bankers Malaysia in Malaysia. In addition, Khilendra Paudel has completed a professional course in policy design and financial services at Harvard Kennedy School in the United States.

DCEO Khilendra Poudel stated that higher and professional education, as well as managerial leadership experience, will enable him to successfully perform his obligations at IME Life and help to the development of more strategic professional relationships in the insurance sector.