Nikesh Ghimire

Experience

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  Laxmi Bank

  Aug 2006 - May 2015

  Responsible for providing thought leadership for developing and driving the bank’s marketing strategy. The role encompasses strategic marketing, brand strategy, marketing communication and tactical marketing, looking for signals both inside and outside the bank for possible opportunities to exploit and threats to mitigate. Also responsible to communicate relevant messages to stakeholders both inside and outside the bank in order to achieve the set goals. Also, continuously monitoring company and market performance to determine if strategies need to be adjusted or redefined. Show less Manage a team of Relationship Managers and Assistant Relationship Managers handling the bank's Small Business Loan portfolio and Micro-Finance Wholesale lending portfolio.• Managed risk asset portfolio of NPR 1,800M in business credits, along with wholesale Microfinance Portfolio of the bank.• Grew risk asset portfolio by over 25% during the tenure• The portfolio was at Nil Delinquency and with highest yield within the bank’s overall portfolio• Worked with four ARMs and one RM to manage the portfolio• Maintained good books, with satisfactory audit/compliance records• Developed and built on Micro Enterprise Loan Product for the bank with satisfactory performance and yield from the product Show less

  • Head - Marketing and Communications

    Apr 2014 - May 2015

  • Manager Bank 2.0

    Oct 2009 - Mar 2014

  • Senior Relationship Manager

    Apr 2008 - Nov 2009

  • Relationship Manager

    Aug 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Assistant Relationship Manager

    Aug 2006 - Aug 2007
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  Kathmandu College of Management

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

  Visiting Faculty Member

  Provide regular lectures to the classes on various academic areas of 1. Marketing Research2. Marketing3. Operations and Logistics Management4. Supply Chain Management

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  Laxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sansthan

  Apr 2013 - May 2015

  Board Director

  Overlook operations, expansion/growth of the Subsidiary along with hind sight on the HR policies and operations of the institution.

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  Louis Berger

  May 2015 - Feb 2017

  Senior Banking Advisor - System and Channel Innovations

  Conceptualized, designed and executed a joint venture between 40 banks to setup an IT service provider to service the needs of the Banking Industry. (Project Size of USD 1.9M)Managed a project for National Reconstruction Authority of Nepal to distribute total of USD 1.1 Billion equivalent in NPR (Nepalese Rupees) to 500,000 households towards reconstruction of houses destroyed by the 2015 earthquake.Conceptualized, designed and executed a Challenge Fund window that enabled 8 banks to expand their alternate delivery channel to 173 new customer touch points to facilitate G2P payments and regular financial product deliveries. (Project Size of USD 1.5M)Promoted biometric deduplication system and Biometric POS system as alternate delivery channel for rural financial inclusion in Nepal. Show less

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  MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates)

  Aug 2017 - May 2023

  Manage projects in East, South and Central Africa (ESCA) region. Facilitate technical consultancy in the Financial Services arena on various projects.Generate leads and engage for New Business Development.

  • Technical Director - Financial Services

    Jul 2018 - May 2023

  • Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
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  Self-employed

  Jul 2023 - now

  Independent Consultant

  Inclusive Finance and Impact Investment related support.SME Business Development SupportStrategic Advisory to Micro and Small Business focused Financial Institutions