Mr. N Krishnamachari (N.K. Chari) is the Managing Director of Nepal SBI Bank Limited. He took over as MD on 5th March 2008. Mr. Chari is the Administrative Head of the Bank deputed under the Technical Services Agreement (TSA) entered between the Bank and its foreign joint venture partner State Bank of India (SBI). He holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce from Delhi University, India. In addition he has PG Diplomas in Finance and Human Resources from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He also holds an Award in Business (Finance) from the UCLA, Los Angeles, USA. He is also an associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. Mr. Chari started his career as a Probationary Officer in SBI in 1978 and has held diverse portfolios in Operations, Credit and Market Risk Management. As a top level executive of SBI, he has successfully handled various leading positions in different branches/offices of SBI including Commercial Branch Chennai, Overseas Branch, New Delhi and Delhi Zonal Office of SBI. Before joining Nepal SBI Bank, Mr. Chari was DGM in Market Risk Management Department at SBI, Corporate Centre, Mumbai.