Kathmandu. After the filing of a criminal case against Prabhu Bank CEO Suman Sharma, the debate for a new CEO has started in Prabhu Bank. Even if he is released on bail, will the CEO know only after 5 days that an arrest warrant has been issued against him? After the debate started, the board of directors is preparing to bring another CEO if the Rastra Bank gives a green signal. For this, it has been found that the two directors have been completely involved without including the other board of directors. It has even been found that one director has talked to the director of another bank to talk to a potential person.

Poudel’s cooling did not match, Suman Pokhrel had to put his point

Some high-level employees and two directors of the bank had proposed to the chairman that Janak Sharma Paudel should be made the CEO of the bank. But he is a director of Standard Chartered Bank. Cooling prevents the director from directly becoming the CEO. Since the CEO has to be appointed within 3 months of the vacancy, there is no situation to resign him and wait 6 months.

The directors had also proposed to bring Suman Pokharel, who is currently the deputy CEO of Global IME Bank, as the CEO. However, the directors claim that he did not want to come as a banker who was not very interested in Prabhu Bank. Talking to Artha Sarokar, one of the directors said that he had asked the director of another bank to talk to Pokharel, but Pokharel was not told.

Rimal and Lamsal cannot argue

After a gap in banking for almost 10 years, the board of directors is not ready to appoint Raj Rimal, who is now the senior deputy CEO of Prabhu, as the CEO immediately. At a time when a criminal case is in the process of being registered against Suman Sharma, Rimal, who was brought to the bank, can be made the interim CEO for some time, but the full CEO cannot be given a full CEO.

On the other hand, it is understood that Niraj Lamsal is also determined to become the CEO. He has already expressed his intention to run the organization if given the responsibility.

‘Prabhu has not found anyone else who wants to come, there is talk of settling Sharma’s case’: Operator

Prabhu Bank has come to the conclusion that it should settle Suman Sharma’s case after not finding any other suitable person to become the CEO. But since the case is not of Prabhu but of another bank, Prabhu is not in a position to do it. The director said that further discussion on this matter will be held on Monday.