NSET elects Mr. Varun P Shrestha as the President
NSET Executive Board has elected Mr. Varun Prasad Shrestha as the new President. Mr. Shrestha had been serving in past Executive Boards of NSET since 2005. Special General Meeting of NSET held on Sep 3, 2016 filled in the vacant positions in the Executive Board created after the sad demise of NSET Founder and President Mr. Shiva Bahadur Pradhanang. Mr. Shrestha has been unanimously elected for the position to lead NSET efforts on helping build resilience.
Mr. Varun Prasad Shrestha is professionally a Civil Engineer. He holds Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. Mr. Shrestha is a former Secretary of Nepal Government in various ministries; namely Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning, Works and Transport; Ministry of Population and Environment; and Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation. He served with the Government for various positions in his 30 years tenure. After retirement from the government service, Mr. Shrestha joined NSET as Senior Technical Advisor and also provided leadership and guidance for NSET’s implementation of regional training program Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) as Deputy Chief of Party
Special General Meeting has also inducted Dr. Ramesh Guragain as an Executive Board Member.
The meeting had first endorsed the agenda of paying high regards and tributes to departed soul of Late Mr. Shiva Bahadur Pradhanang and with the commitment to uphold the values and spirit of the organization encrypted and ever enhancing since the very inception under the guidance and guardianship of Mr. Pradhanang.
NSET family congratulates NSET President and Executive Board, and also extends best wishes for the worth tenure ahead.
