London – Dr Kapil Rijal has been re-elected as President of the Britain Nepal Chamber of Commerce (BNCC).

The  Annual General Meeting (AGM) of th BNCC, held on 17^th January, re-elected Dr. Rijal as the Chair of the organisation. Dr. Rijal is a successful entrepreneur, film director and producer. 

Promoting bilateral trade and investment in Nepal and working for the mutual benefit of entrepreneurs of Nepal and the UK are key objectives of the BNCC. The BNCC organises activities to help organisations deliver their goals, to become aware of business opportunities and to promote their interests with the Britain and Nepal business communities. 

The AGM elected Biraj Bhatta and Indra Giri as Vice Chairmen and Rajendra Shrestha as Secretary. Richard Pelly who served as honorary CEO of BNCC stepped down after 10 years’ of service. 

Steve Buckley is elected as the new honorary CEO. Steve entered into British Diplomatic Service in early 1970s and has extensive knowledge of trade in Asia Pacific region. He previously served as Director of Trade and Investment at the British High Commissions in Thailand and Malaysia. Similarly, Nadia Williams, Santosh Mandal, Kamal Paudel, Anjani Phuyal, B P Khanal, Basanta Nepal, Anil Neupane, Prabhu Neupane, Deepak Shrestha, Mitchell Campbell, Krishna Bhatta, Masoud Angiz, Bikash Nepal and Prakash Dhungana have been elected as executive members of the BNCC.

 Adam Gilchrist and Rajen Kandel will remain as Honorary President and vice president respectively.

Chairman Dr.  Rijal and Vice Chairman Biraj Bhatta gave brief overview of the activities of the organisation over the past year and outlined the future activities of the organisation. Newly elected CEO Steve Buckley hoped to bring in his experience to help promote trade and investment between the UK and Nepal. 

Dr. Rijal presented a token of appreciation to outgoing CEO Richard Pelly for his outstanding service to the organisation. Richard Pelly had previously led a BNCC trade delegation to Nepal and had helped to organise various successful events.

Outgoing Treasurer, Indra Giri, presented   the financial report of the organisation.

Addressing the AGM, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Nepal, Bipin Duwadi,  congratulated the newly elected committee and appreciated the continuous effort of BNCC in promoting trade and investment between Nepal and the UK. He called upon the BNCC to collaborate to organise  initiatives such as Nepal Development Conference, seminars and other activities to promote trade, tourism and investment. programs through collaborative approach. 

Investors and entrepreneurs both from the UK and Nepali diaspora were present in the meeting.

 Ambassador of Nepal to the United Kingdom, Mr Chandra Kumar Ghimire, is the Patron of the BNCC.